Course Documents

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Weeks 9 – 10

• Research Journal Assignment (Entry 8):  Reflective Letter
• Handout:  Polishing Your Final Manuscript

Week 8

• Handout:  Types of Claims

Week 7

• Handout:  Classical Arrangement
• Handout:  Types of Logical Proof (note:  this handout will help you understand some of the possible types of support, or evidence, that you can use to back up your sub-claims or sub-topics; this would be particularly useful in developing the body of your essay; see the section on the classical arragement handout titled “Confirmatio” or “Support.”)

Week 6

• Assignment:  Peer Review
• Handout:  Correction Symbols
• Handout:  Homonyms, Wordiness, and More
• Handout:  When to use (and not to use) first person
• Notes/Class Activity:  First and Second Person, Avoiding Clichés, Passive vs. Active Voice

Week 5

• Handout:  Paragraph Development
• Exercise:  Identifying Patterns of Organization
• Handout:  Integrating Sources
• Exercise:  In-Text Citation

Week 4

• Handout:  Reading Critically
• Handout:  Summary and Paraphrase
• Handout:  Believing and Doubting

Week 3

• Online Tutorial:  Finding Sources
• Assignment:  Annotated Bibliography
• Example:  Annotated Bibliography Entries
• Tips:  Writing Effective Summaries

Week 2

• Exercise:  Arming Yourself with Search Terms
• Assignment:  The Research Proposal & Plan
• Handout:  Critical Thinking Prompts

General Course Documents

• Syllabus
• Course Calendar