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COMPOSITION II - COM102/1 Fall 2021
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. Rhetoric
Aug 26
Concision, Prewriting, Citation Styles, Prototype Semantics, Isocrates’ Didactic Approach, “Bullshit” in academic writing |
2. Analytical Reading
Sep 2
Text analysis, In-Text Citations, Thesis Statements vs. Claims, Academic Ethos |
3. Prewriting
Sep 9
Drafting an Extended Outline, Film Screening (to be announced) |
4. Citation Styles
Sep 16
Online Databases, Boolean Operators, Types of Research, Peer Review |
5. Information Literacy
Sep 23
Online Databases, The CRAAP Test, The Academy of Sciences Library |
6. Referencing
Sep 30
Quoting, Text Analysis, Compiling a List of References |
7. Plagiarism
Oct 7
Types of Plagiarism, Paraphrasing |
8. Select a Topic
Oct 21
Thesis Statements and Claims, The Oscar Wilde Taste Test |
9. Working Bibliography
Oct 28
Aphorisms about Conciseness, Citation Styles, Quotations, Editing Exercise |
10. Extended Outline
Nov 4
Examining Sample Papers, Formatting, Long Quotations |
11. Drafting
Nov 11
Final Paper Checklist, Editing Exercise, Peer Review |
12. Peer Review
Nov 18
Hyphens-Italics-Capitals, In-Class Peer Evaluation |
13. Final Paper Defense
Nov 25
Presentation and Defense of Research Papers |