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Composition II - COM102/3 Fall 2026
Course
Masa Hilcisin
Lessons
Here is the course outline:
1. Lesson: Critical Thinking; Characteristics of critical thinking
Sep 2, AAU
Syllabus Review, The Writing Process, Aristotelian Appeals, Review Quiz, Diagnostic Essay |
2. Lesson: Rhetoric
Sep 9, Prague
Concision, Prewriting, Citation Styles, Prototype Semantics, Isocrates’ Didactic Approach, “Bullshit” in academic writing |
3. Lesson: Analytical Reading; Main idea; Symbolism; Point-of-View;
Sep 16, Prague
Text analysis, In-Text Citations, Thesis Statements vs. Claims, Academic Ethos |
4. Lesson: Prewriting; Selecting a topic; Researching; Questioning
Sep 23, Prague
Film Screening (Fish Tank, Andrea Arnold) |
5. Lesson: Information Literacy; Conceptual understandings; Habits of mind
Sep 30, Prague
Online Databases, Peer Review, Visit to the Academy of Sciences Library |
6. Lesson: Gathering and Evaluating Sources; Accuracy; Credibility; Ethics; Primary and Secondary ...
Oct 7, Prague
Online Databases, The CRAAP Test, Boolean Operators, Types of Research |
7. Lesson: Referencing and Citations
Oct 14, Prague
Quoting, Text Analysis, Compiling a List of References |
8. Lesson: Plagiarism; Paraphrasing; Using direct quotes;
Oct 21, Prague
Types of Plagiarism, Plagiarism scandals, Paraphrasing |
9. Lesson: Thesis Statements; Organization; Definitions; Significance of the subject matter
Nov 4, Prague
Thesis Statements, Text Analysis, Latin Verbs |
10. Lesson: Quotations
Nov 11, Prague
Latin Verbs, Aphorisms about Conciseness, Quotations, Editing Exercise |
11. Lesson: Outlining
Nov 18, Prague
Long Quotations, Samples of Extended Outlines |
12. Lesson: Drafting
Nov 25, Prague
Formatting, Final Paper Checklist, Examining Sample Papers, Editing Exercise, Drafting Introductions |
13. Lesson: Peer Review
Dec 2, Prague
Hyphens-Italics-Capitals, Peer Review |
14. Presentations and defenses of research papers
Dec 9
Presentations and defenses of research papers |