Dr. Dean Taciuch
George Mason University

Fall 2016


English 302: H12 & H13
Course Schedule

Assignments for Section H 12 will be due on Fridays
Assignments for Section H 13 will be due on Sundays

Week 1 (Aug 29 – Sept 2): Academic and Scholarly Audiences
Students as Scholars program
Writing Commons "Identifying a Conversation"
Perdue OWL "Using Rhetorical Strategies"
Discussion Post 1: Scholarly Controversies and Arguments
Discipline Awareness I Assignment due

Week 2 (Sept 7 – 9): Audience and Argument
No Class Sept 6 Labor Day
Readings: Kohn "The Dangerous Myth of Grade Inflation"
Audience Assignment
due
Discussion Post 2: Audiences

Week 3 (Sept 12 – 16): Scholarly and Other Sources
No Class Sept 15
Writing Commons "Understanding Library Resources"
GMU Library Tutorials (Scholarly and other sources; Anatomy of a Scholarly Source; UlrichsWeb database)
Discussion Post 3: Wikipedia Sources
Research Proposal due

Week 4 (Sept 19 – 23): Plagiarism and Use of Sources
Writing Commons "Avoiding Plagiarism"
GMU Honor Code
Discussion Post 4: Plagiarism Policies
Plagiarism Policy Essay due

Week 5 (Sept 26 – 30): Research Methods
Using the Library and Databases
Library Tutorials: Search Techniques 1
Discussion Post 5: Library resources
Library Research Assignment
due

Week 6 (Oct3 –7): Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation, Synthesis
GMU Writing Center QuickGuides
Discussion Post 6: Paraphrase Practice

Week 7 (Oct 10 – 14): Columbus Day Recess.
Documentation: APA, MLA
Writing Center QuickGuides
Perdue OWL Research & Citation
Discussion Post 7
Summary Assignment
due

Week 8 (Oct 17– 21): Evaluating Sources
Writing Commons "Evaluating Sources"
Discussion Post 8: Source Evaluations
Annotated Bibliography due

Week 9 (Oct 24 –28): Synthesis and Analysis
Writing Commons "Synthesizing Your Research Findings"
UNC Literature Review Handout
GMU Writing Center QuickGuide: Writing a Literature Review
Discussion Post 9: Literature Review subtopics

Week 10 (Oct 31 – Nov 4): Drafting and Revising
Writing Center QuickGuide: Outlining
Discussion Post 10: Lit Review Thesis

Week 11 (Nov 7 – 11):
UNC Handout: "Revising Drafts"
GMU Writing Center QuickGuide: Revising
Discussion Post 11: Lit Review Conclusion
Literature Review draft due Nov 7
Peer Review due in class

Week 12 (Nov 14 – 18): Literature Review
Discussion Post 12
Literature Review Assignment due

Week 13 (Nov 21 – 22): Continuing the Conversation
Nov 23 – 27 Thanksgiving Break

Week 14 (Nov 28 – Dec 2): Next Steps
Discussion Post 13
Wikipedia Edit
due

No revisions after Nov 28 (see revision policy on syllabus)

Week 15 (Dec 5 – 9): Reflection
Discipline Awareness II assignment due




 

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