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COMPOSITION II - COM102/2 Spring 2020
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
Feb 11
Syllabus Review, The Writing Process, Aristotlean Appeals, Critical Thinking |
2. Rhetoric
Feb 18
Concision, Prewriting, Citation Styles, Prototype Semantics, Isocrates’ Didactic Approach, “Bullshit” in academic writing |
3. Analytical Reading
Feb 25
Text analysis, In-Text Citations, Thesis Statements vs. Claims, Academic Ethos |
4. Prewriting
Mar 3
Drafting an Extended Outline, Film Screening (to be announced) |
5. Locating and Evaluating Sources
Mar 10
Online Databases, Boolean Operators, Types of Research, Peer Review |
6. Information Literacy
Mar 17
Online Databases, The CRAAP Test, The Academy of Sciences Library |
7. Referencing
Mar 24
Quoting, Text Analysis, Compiling a List of References |
8. Selecting a Topic/Formulating a thesis
Mar 31
Thesis Statements, Text Analysis |
9. Plagiarism
Apr 14
Types of Plagiarism, Read articles on Schavan and zu Guttenberg, Paraphrasing |
10. Outlining
Apr 21
Aphorisms about Conciseness, Citation Styles, Quotations, Editing Exercise |
11. Formatting
Apr 28
Examining Sample Papers, Formatting, Long Quotations |
12. Editing
May 5
Final Paper Checklist, Editing Exercise, Peer Review |
13. Peer Review
May 12
Hyphens-Italics-Capitals, In-Class Peer Evaluation |
14. Presenting and Defending
May 19
Presentation and Defense of Research Papers |