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Week 1 (Aug 28 – 30): Course Introduction.
Students as Scholars program <http://oscar.gmu.edu>
Discussion Post 1: Introductions
Week 2 (Sept 4 – 6): Consensus and Controversy
Chapter 1: Argument in Academic Writing
Exercise 1.2 (in class)
Readings: Dennett, Randall
Discussion Post 2: Consensus and Controversy
Week 3 (Sept 11 – 13): Evaluating Sources
Chapter 2: Reading, Evaluating, and Responding to Arguments
Readings: Kohn
Discussion Post 3: Wikipedia Sources
Week 4 (Sept 18 – 20): Plagiarism and Use of Sources
Chapter 3: Using Academic Sources Responsibly
Readings: McGrath, Tenner, Howard, Goodwin
Discussion Post 4: Plagiarism Policies
Plagiarism Policy Essay (Exercise 3.4)
Week 5 (Sept 25 – 27): Finding a Topic
Chapter 4: Moving from Inquiry to Argument
Discussion Post 5 (Exercise 4.3)
Research Proposal (exercise 4.4)
Week 6 (Oct 2 – 4): Research
Chapter 5: Using the Library and Databases
Discussion Post 6
Library Research Assignment
Week 7 (Oct 11): Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation, and Synthesis
Columbus Day recess (Monday classes/labs meet Tuesday. Tuesday classes do not meet this week)
Chapter 6: Using Sources Effectively
Discussion Post 7
Summary Assignment
Week 8 (Oct 16 – 18): Audience
Chapter 7: Revising to Meet Audience Expectation
A Quick Guide to Documentation (p 206--230)
Exercise 7.3
Discussion Post 8
Annotated Bibliography
Week 9 (Oct 23 – 25): Professional Audiences
Chapter 8: Adapting Your Writing for Professional Audiences
Reading: Tompkins "'Indians': Textuality, Morality, and the Problem of History" (289)
Discussion Post 9: Changing Minds
Wikipedia Edit
Week 10 (Oct 30 – Nov 1): Reflection ("I-Search")
Chapter 9: Writing a Personal Research Narrative
Discussion Post 10: What Did You Learn?
Literature Review
Week 11 (Nov 6 – 8): The Research Paper
Chapter 10: Writing an Argumentative Research Paper
Discussion Post 11
Week 12 (Nov 13 – 15): Visual Design
Appendix B: Principles of Visual Design
Readings: Tufte
Discussion Post 12
Personal Research Report
Week 13 (Nov 20): Research Paper format
Thanksgiving Recess Nov 21-25
Week 14 (Nov 27 – Nov 29): Peer Review
Peer Reviews in class
All revisions due by Dec 1
Week 15 (Dec 4 – 6): Final Projects
Reflections on Research Project
Research papers due
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