Dr. Dean Taciuch
George Mason University

Spring 2013

English 302: N03 & N04
Course Schedule

Week 1 (Jan 22 - 24): Course Introduction.
Students as Scholars program <http://oscar.gmu.edu>
Discussion Post 1: Introductions

Week 2 (Jan 29 - 31): Consensus and Controversy
Chapter 1: Argument in Academic Writing
Logical Fallacies exercise
Readings: Dennett, Randall
Discussion Post 2: Consensus and Controversy

Week 3 (Feb 5 - 7): Evaluating Sources
Chapter 2: Reading, Evaluating, and Responding to Arguments
Readings: Kohn
Discussion Post 3: Wikipedia Sources

Week 4 (Feb 12 - 14): Plagiarism and Use of Sources
Chapter 3: Using Academic Sources Responsibly
Readings: McGrath, Tenner, Howard, Goodwin
Discussion Post 4: Plagiarism Policies
Plagiarism Policy Essay due (Exercise 3.4)

Week 5 (Feb 19 - 21): Finding a Topic
Chapter 4: Moving from Inquiry to Argument
Discussion Post 5 (Exercise 4.3)
Research Proposal due (exercise 4.4)

Week 6 (Feb 26 - 28): Research
Chapter 5: Using the Library and Databases
Discussion Post 6
Library Research Assignment due

Week 7 (March 5 - 7): Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation, and Synthesis
Chapter 6: Using Sources Effectively
Discussion Post 7
Summary Assignment due

Week 8: Spring Break

Week 9 (March 19 - 21): Audience
Chapter 7: Revising to Meet Audience Expectation
A Quick Guide to Documentation (p 206--230)
Discussion Post 8
Annotated Bibliography due

Week 10 (March 26 - 28): Professional Audiences
Chapter 8: Adapting Your Writing for Professional Audiences
Discussion Post 9: Changing Minds
Wikipedia Edit due