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COMPOSITION II - COM102/2 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
Sep 7
Concision, Prewriting, Citation Styles, Prototype Semantics, Isocrates’ Didactic Approach, “Bullshit” in academic writing |
2. Analytical Reading
Sep 14
Text analysis, In-Text Citations, Thesis Statements vs. Claims, Academic Ethos |
3. Prewriting
Sep 21
Drafting an Extended Outline, Film Screening (to be announced) |
4. Citation Styles
Sep 24
Online Databases, Boolean Operators, Types of Research, Peer Review |
5. Information Literacy
Oct 5
Online Databases, The CRAAP Test, The Academy of Sciences Library |
6. Referencing
Oct 12
Quoting, Text Analysis, Compiling a List of References |
7. Plagiarism
Oct 19
Types of Plagiarism, Paraphrasing |
8. Select a Topic
Nov 2
Thesis Statements and Claims, The Oscar Wilde Taste Test |
9. Working Bibliography
Nov 9
Aphorisms about Conciseness, Citation Styles, Quotations, Editing Exercise |
10. Extended Outline
Nov 16
Examining Sample Papers, Formatting, Long Quotations |
11. Drafting
Nov 23
Final Paper Checklist, Editing Exercise, Peer Review |
12. Peer Review
Nov 30
Hyphens-Italics-Capitals, In-Class Peer Evaluation |
13. Final Paper Defense
Dec 7
Presentation and Defense of Research Papers |