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Comp I Assignments 1001C
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Week
1
Introduction
You're on track if
you
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Course Overview
What is academic writing?
What kind of academic
writing will we do in this class?
How do I find a
topic to research?
Homework:
- Read
• KU-ACE: “What
Is an Essay?” (link in Unit 1 Reading on KU-ACE)
• KUH: “An Overview of the Writing Process,” pp.
27-32; 102-110, or or Kaplan
Writing Center 1.1A The
Writing Process: An Overview.
• KUH: “From Topic to Research Questions
to Thesis,” pp. 29–31
- Research
At least three potential
topics you might
write about
NOTE: If you choose
a topic that is not
listed in the Unit
1 Reading, you must
get your instructor's
approval.
- Write
Baseline (Diagnostic)
Essay
(complete in
class and submit to KU-ACE dropbox)
(10 pts)
More about
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Week 2
Prewriting for a Thesis Sentence
You're
on track if you
- found
at least three quality sources
on your topic
- are thinking about what angle
of your topic you want to cover
- bring a draft of your Topic Exploration
paragraph to next week's
class
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This
week we'll work with librarian
Andy Gress to find credible sources
on your topic.
Link to EBSCO: http://search.ebscohost.com
Overview
of research process
How do I locate
sources?
- Finding Sources in Your Subject
Area
- Search engines to check out
- Google (see
Scholar)
- SortFix (get
power words and definitions;
ignore ads)
- KwMap (get
ideas for search
terms)
- Clusty (see
results in folders)
- Infomine (find scholarly sources)
- Exalead (see thumbnail previews)
- Ask.com (ask
a question)
- WhoNu (sort
results by time)
- Kosmix.com (good
for getting an overview;
sources are of mixed
type and quality)
- IxQuick (metasearch engine)
- Search a subject area:
- Need more?
Preview U2 Project For next class:
- bring at least three sources you might use to class
- complete 5-question quiz
on KU-ACE (open
syllabus; open
Overview PPT)
- write rough draft of Unit
2 assignment: Topic Exploration Paragraph and turn in
to dropbox
Readings
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Week 3
The Thesis Key Points and the Body Paragraph
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on track if you
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In Unit 3,
you'll start developing a thesis—the main point
you want to make about your topic.
Peer-edit Topic Exploration Paragraph
- Warm up with editing
activity
- Use rubric (Week 2) to check your Unit 2 project
draft
- Apply 3-pass revision technique: target one
error each time (choose from this
list, or focus on mistakes you know you
tend to make)
What's a peer-reviewed source anyway?
- In a group of 2-4, look at the magazines/journals in your bag.
- What differences do you notice
among them?
- Have one person in your group
make a list of the
points you used to
compare (number of
pictures, average article length,
etc.)
- Visit one of these links.
- After visiting at least
one site, discuss:
What other criteria might
you use to compare
the magazines/journals?
Add them to your
list.
- Answer this question:
How can you tell
whether a magazine
or journal article
is a trustworthy
source?
Strategies for taking
notes
• In small groups, answer these questions.
Use the chart to
keep track of your answers.
- Which method(s) do you usually use to take
notes? List at least three.
Possible methods include
note cards, highlighting,
double-column notes, word-processing files,
PowerPoint slides, a combination...
- What are the advantages and disadvantages
of each method?
- What tips do you have to make each method
more effective?
- Now compare your answers to those on the Taking
Notes
page. Add any new information you find
to your chart.
• Sample
dual-entry notes
• Practice activity:
- Scan the sources below to find information
you could use to write a
one-paragraph definition
of peer-reviewed
journal:
- As you take notes, be sure to
- put any words taken directly from the
source
in quotation
marks
- identify the source you used. For now,
all
you need is the intext
citations
provided
after
each source.
- check your work to be sure you haven't
plagiarized
•Tips to improve your note taking
Asking yourself questions like these as
you take notes will help you
do original critical
thinking about your topic:
- Have I found this information in more than
one source? (It's probably important.)
- Why do I accept (or question) what this
author says?
- Do other sources agree or disagree with
this author?
- How can I use this information? (e.g.,
this is the most complete definition I've
found)
- How might this information be used to
solve a problem?
- What conclusion(s) can I draw from this
information?
Developing a Working Thesis
Unit
3 Editing Project
• model and rubric are on KU-ACE
• finding key points
• writing a thesis
statement
• writing
modes
For next class
- Draft Unit 3 Project:
Thesis Key Points (50 pts)
- Take 20-question Grammar Diagnostic on KU-ACE
Reading:
Developing a Working Thesis (word-crafter)
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Week 4
Using Research to Paraphrase and
Quote with APA Format
Week 4
Using Research
to Paraphrase and Quote
with APA Format
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This
week we'll learn to create a reference
list in APA style.
Peer edit Unit 3 Project:
- Warm-up: Unit
3 Editing Project
- Peer edit: On your first reading
- Point out anything that's confusing or missing.
- Mention anything that's especially interesting or effective.
- On your second reading
Rate your sources:
Draft Unit 4 Project: Working References
Page (75 pts)
Reading: KU-ACE: “Learning to Outline
for Body Paragraphs: or
KUH, p. 40-44’ “Writing a Formal
Outline,” pp. 98–99; p. 148
Additional information
KUH: “Prewriting Techniques,” pp. 32–39; “Writing
an Informative Essay,” pp. 102–110
Keep taking notes on your sources. For help,
go here.
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Week 5
Learning to Outline for Essay Paragraphs
You're
on track if you
- have a draft of the Unit
4 project ready at the beginning
of class
- have read enough sources
to know your thesis and main
points
- have a draft of the Unit
5 project by next week
- are reviewing for the midterm quiz
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Key
skills this week are intext citation
and working with notes.
Finding Information on Web Sites
Find the Web site author: Procrastination
Central
Find the Web site sponsor: StemCellResearch.org
Is this site biased:
ReligiousTolerance.org
Tips:
Peer edit working
reference list
- formatting tips:
- double-space
- use hanging
indent (Control-T)
- alphabetize
(A-Z button)
- change
case (Aa button)
- remove
all hyperlinks from your reference
list (press CTRL+A and then press CTRL+SHIFT+F9).
- references to use for checking
APA
- Turn in proofed version to eCollege
Review for midterm (and practice outlining for
Unit 5 project)
Parenthetical citations
Draft
Unit 5 Project: Outline (100 pts)
Reading
KU-ACE: “Drafting, Peer Review, and Introductions
and Conclusions,” or KUH: “Writing
a Formal Outline,” pp. 98–99; “How to Write
a Strong Paragraph,” pp.44 –51; and “Introduction
and Conclusions," pp. 52–58
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Week 6
Drafting, Peer Review, and Introductions
and Conclusions
You're
on track if you
- have reviewed for the
midterm quiz
- have a draft
of the Unit 5 project
ready at the beginning of class
- have a rough
draft at
least 5 paragraphs long ready
by next
week
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This week we'll
explore ways to organize your paper.
Peer edit Outlines
- Is your thesis a sentence (not a question)?
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Is your outline balanced?
(For every I, there should
be a II; for every A, a B;
for every 1, a 2)
- Do the points in your outline match the points in your
preview sentences? (They
should be the same points
in the same order.)
Review APA
Erwin, D. (2009, August 27). On Carol Dweck: Why your
belief about intelligence impacts
your success. Message posted to http://danerwin.typepad.com/my_weblog/science/
Introductions and Conclusions
Draft Unit
7 Project (5-par. essay) (75 pts)
For help, see Drafting
resources at
http://word-crafter.net/CompI/Revising.html
Reading: KU-ACE: “The Second Draft” or KUH, ”Editing
and Revising,” pp. 66–69 KUH reading: ”Editing
and Revising,” pp. 66–69
Check thesis in U3 project; revise and turn in to dropbox before end of class.
Preview U5 outline.
Homework:
- read 3.8 "Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Avoid It" from Kaplan
Writing Center (KWC)
- if you need help getting ideas for your paper, read 2.8 "Writing
an Informative Essay" from the KWC
- create a draft of your Unit
7 Project (for help with introductions and conclusions,
see Hooks & Clinchers handout)
- bring your sources to class Week 7 so we can create documentation
in class (note: your grade for the U4 project will be based on
the reference list for your paper)
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Week 7
The Draft
You're
on track if you
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Revise
and improve your draft with the help
of a peer editor.
Midterm Quiz (on KU-ACE)
After you're done, review intext
citation tutorial (UWisc).
For more on intext citation, see
Register for
a free TurnItIn
account
- use class ID 3079345 and
enrollment password student
- Check your Originality Report (see sample)
Peer edit Unit 7 Project (75 pts.; 25 pts. for edit)
- First, edit for global issues:
- Does anything need to be cut? added?
- Is the organization logical, or should you move things
around?
- Is the introduction interesting? Can you tell what the
thesis is?
- Can you tell how quotations fit into the paper? See Quotation
Sandwich and KU Handbook, p. 135.
- Does the conclusion wrap up the key points without introducing
new ideas and end
with a strong statement
of what you want
readers to do or
remember?
- Then read the paper again to look for surface issues.
- Do you notice any problems with sentence
structure, spelling,
etc.?
- Check for correct handling of quotations.
- Anything taken
word-for-word
from
your
source
should
be
quoted,
except
for common
language like
titles
or
technical
terms.
(Common
language
varies
by
field.)
- Quotations
longer than 40
words should
be set off as
block
quotations.
- Finally, check APA formatting.
- Use the APA
checklist
- Are parenthetical
citations correct?
- Are reference
list
entries alphabetized,
double-spaced, and
correctly
formatted?
- Does every entry in the reference
list have at
least one parenthetical
citation?
- Does every parenthetical citation
(except personal
communications)
have a reference
list entry?
Reading
- KU-ACE: “Proofreading
and Editing
the Informative
Essay
Draft” or KUH readings: “The
Paramedic
Method
of Revision,” pp.
70–72,
and ”Proofreading
the Final Paper,” pp. 72–75
- Revisions for the final informative
paper (190 points)
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Week 8
Proofreading and Editing the Informative Essay
You're
on track if you
- are ready to make revisions
to your rough draft
- are planning to turn in your final draft
this week or no later than
Week 9
- are preparing for the informal presentation
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Smooth the edges off your rough draft.
Polishing Your Paper
Good writing is essentially rewriting. Roald Dahl
I have never thought of myself as a good writer....but I'm one
of the world's great rewriters. James Michener
Review of writing process (Flowers model)
Conventions of Academic Style
1. What is college-level writing?
2.
Rule
Seven: Don't Use "I" (or "We" or
"You" (Bailey-Hofmann)
3. Avoid
contractions. Use Word's Find command
to find apostrophes and make it easier
to spell out words like can't and
isn't.
4. Use Word's Find command
to do one-thing-at-a-time
editing. Check for errors you typically make, such as using
the wrong form of there, affect instead
of effect, it's instead
of its, or using
an apostrophe to form plurals
(To find sentence errors, use these sentence
tests or these strategies
from LEO.)
5. Integrate; don't regurgitate:
Use
quotation marks for anything
taken word-for-word from
a source:
- Quotations
quiz:
- How many of the four
methods of introducing quotations did you use?
- complete
sentence
and
colon
- signal
phrase
and
comma (According to ....,)
- combining your words and a quotation (Thoreau
states his purpose directly when
he says that "I
went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.")
- working
a short
phrase
into
your
sentence
(no
punctuation
other
than
quotation
marks)
- parenthetical
citation
review
- follow quotation with a sentence that summarizes the point
you want readers
to get or that
shows how it
relates to your
topic (also called
a
quotation sandwich)
6. Trim excess verbiage
7. Check your list of personal
pitfalls.
- Peer edit Final Project: Informative Essay (190 pts.)
- Prepare for Informal
presentations (50 pts) with short PPT or handout (25 points)
Start thinking
about final letter (15
pts)
Reading:
KU-ACE: “Proofreading and the Final Project”
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Week 9
Proofreading and the Final Project
You must have intext citations
and a reference list to receive credit
for your final paper. Except in special
circumstances, final drafts will
not be accepted after Week 9.
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Share
what you've learned in an informal presentation.
- Correct any places where the originality report shows you're
too close to your sources.
- Peer-edit essay and complete revisions in class.
- In class, hand in PersonalProofingChecklist with
page 2 completed.
Informal
presentations (50
pts) with short PPT or handout (25 pts)
If you wish, begin
drafting final
letter (15
pts)
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Week
10
Final exam
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Turn in final letter
Tools for continued progress
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