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COMPOSITION II - COM102/1 Fall 2019
Course
Anthony Marais
COM 102 develops the writing skills taught in COM 101: It hones the student’s ability to think critically and originally; consolidates their ability to make appropriate stylistic choices with regard to specific purpose, register and genre, and it reiterates the stages of the writing process. Moreover, COM 102 concentrates on developing the skills required to produce a substantial academic research paper. These include: critical reading and research, formulating and supporting a thesis, incorporating credible sources and properly employing citation and bibliographic techniques.
Here is the course outline:
1. Introduction
Sep 2
Syllabus Review, The Writing Process, Aristotlean Appeals, Critical Thinking |
2. Rhetoric
Sep 9
Concision, Prewriting, Citation Styles, Prototype Semantics, Isocrates’ Didactic Approach, “Bullshit” in academic writing |
3. Analytical Reading
Sep 16
Text analysis, In-Text Citations, Thesis Statements vs. Claims, Academic Ethos |
4. Prewriting
Sep 23
Drafting an Extended Outline, Film Screening (to be announced) |
5. Locating and Evaluating Sources
Sep 30
Online Databases, Boolean Operators, Types of Research, Peer Review |
6. Information Literacy
Oct 7
Online Databases, The CRAAP Test, The Academy of Sciences Library |
7. Referencing
Oct 14
Quoting, Text Analysis, Compiling a List of References |
8. Selecting a Topic/Formulating a thesis
Nov 1
Thesis Statements, Text Analysis |
9. Plagiarism
Nov 4
Types of Plagiarism, Read articles on Schavan and zu Guttenberg, Paraphrasing |
10. Outlining
Nov 11
Aphorisms about Conciseness, Citation Styles, Quotations, Editing Exercise |
11. Formatting
Nov 18
Examining Sample Papers, Formatting, Long Quotations |
12. Editing
Nov 25
Final Paper Checklist, Editing Exercise, Peer Review |
13. Peer Review
Dec 2
Hyphens-Italics-Capitals, In-Class Peer Evaluation |
14. Presenting and Defending
Dec 9
Presentation and Defense of Research Papers |