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| Unit I :: Introduction, Writing Analytically | ||
| Date | Topic | Homework |
| 5/19 | Course Introduction, review syllabus, major projects, course requirements. | Writing sample - analysis & Inquiry |
| 5/20 | Introduction to Analysis and Inquiry, academic writing | Writing Analytically - pp. 1-23 - inquiry, habit, description, and communication |
| 5/21 | The analytical habit of mind, ICW - reflection, introduction to project 1 | Choose your topic for project 1 from the sources on the course website. Be ready to discuss it. |
| 5/22 | Project 1 choices, ICW - reflection, analysis | Writing Analytically - pp. 24-60 - ideas to theses, ALSO - Summary of your Project 1 source |
| 5/23 | No Class - Instructor Out of Town | continue working on homework |
| 5/26 | No Class - Memorial Day | continue working on homework |
| 5/27 | Analysis, analytical moves, using your summary wisely | Writing Analytically - pp. 77-88 - Moving from Description to Interpretation |
| 5/28 | Description to interpretation | Drafts due tomorrow - bring 2 hard copies of your draft |
| 5/29 | Writing Workshop - peer review exercises | Writing Analytically - pp. 88-93 - Interpretive context & plausibility |
| 5/30 | Making your interpretation work, "Ask the Instructor" | Final drafts & project folders due Monday, June 2. |
| 6/2 | Final draft & project folder due, introduce Unit 2. | Read: Writing in the Sciences (course website) |
| Unit II: Rhetoric & The Sciences | ||
| 6/3 | Discuss writing in the sciences, features of scientific reports | Read: "Light" (From course website), compare format to the intro piece |
| 6/4 | Formal features of scientific writing | Writing Analytically pp. 109-120 |
| 6/5 | Reading unfamiliar content for analysis & comparison | Writing Analytically pp. 120-135 |
| 6/6 | Reading: comparison, definition, binary thinking, active reading | Read: WashPost article (course website) & gulfstream-enso article - think about language style |
| 6/9 | Scientific writing vs. popular writing - contexts | Writing Analytically pp. 137-147 -- Evidence vs. claims - basic comparison of the articles from 6/6 |
| 6/10 | Citation, evidence, claims, and using them in writing, introduce project 2 | Choose your source for Project 2 - be prepared to discuss. |
| 6/11 | Project 2 choices, introduction to rhetorical analysis | Find articles from popular sources discussing scientific topics |
| 6/12 | Rhetorical analysis (continued) | Writing Analytically pp. 148-162 |
| 6/13 | "10 on 1" writing workshop | Draft Due Monday: Separate Analyses |
| 6/16 | Writing Workshop - Peer review of separate analyses - musical computers | Writing Analytically pp. 163-178 |
| 6/17 | Writing Workshop - Effective Thesis statements | Draft Due Wed. - complete paper |
| 6/18 | Writing Workshop - Peer review of full draft | Work on your papers |
| 6/19 | "Ask the Instructor" | Final paper & project folder due Friday! |
| 6/20 | Project II - paper & folder due | "Where Objectivity Lies" - Rosaldo - from course website - What does this tell us about SS inquiry? |
| Unit III: Using Research in The Social Sciences | ||
| 6/23 | Inquiry & writing in the Social Sciences | Writing Analytically pp. 441-451 - Franzen article |
| 6/24 | Inquiry, issues, and research purposes in the social sciences | Choose a topic for project three, write 1 page proposal that describes your interest in the subject to be presented in class |
| 6/25 | Present your topic to the class for Project 3 | Writing Analytically pp. 241-256 - Organization |
| 6/26 | Organization | Writing Analytically pp. 323-342 - Finding Sources |
| 6/27 | Finding Sources, LOBO | LOBO exercises, find sources |
| 6/30-7/4 | no class - term break | no class - term break |
| 6/30-7/4 | no class - term break | no class - term break |
| 7/7 | The Annotated Bibliography vs. the Lit Review | 4 Annotated bibliography entries - APA style |
| 7/8 | Find Articles, discuss annotated bibliography | Writing Analytically pp. 295-314 - Writing the researched paper |
| 7/9 | Writing a paper, using sources | Drafts tomorrow - Body (no intro or conc. yet) |
| 7/10 | Writing Workshop - Source, Citation, and transition | Writing Analytically pp. 219-235 Introductions & Conclusions |
| 7/11 | Writing Workshop - Introductions & Conclusions | Drafts Monday - complete drafts |
| 7/14 | Peer Review Workshop | Revise |
| 7/15 | "Ask the Instructor" | Final Projects Due Tomorrow! |
| 7/16 | Final drafts & project folders due today | Find two interesting popular source articles about a contemporary issue you’d like to write about. |
| Unit IV: Practical Applications | ||
| 7/17 | Final Project introduction, choosing topics | Writing Analytically pp. 673-686 - How does he frame his interest around a public issue? ALSO - choose your final project topic |
| 7/18 | Organize groups & final project topics, talk about practical application of academic writing, the need for multiple disciplines to approach. | Writing Analytically pp. 257-273 - reflect on your writing, ALSO - Bring in a working bibliography (at least three of your final sources, w/ summary paragraph) |
| 7/21 | Writing Workshop - Style - Word choice | Writing Analytically pp. 275-293 - reflect on your writing |
| 7/22 | Writing Workshop - Semantic structure | Drafts tomorrow |
| 7/23 | Writing Workshop - Peer review, Make an appointment to meet with me | Writing Analytically pp. 349-368 - Nine basic writing errors |
| 7/24 | Writing Workshop - Basic Errors | Work on your papers |
| 7/25 | Discuss the oral presentations, group workshops | Work on your papers, meet with groups, drafts on Monday! |
| 7/28 | Writing Workshop - Peer review - complete drafts | Work on your papers |
| 7/29 | Final thoughts | Bring any questions you have concerning the project |
| 7/30 | "Ask the Instructor" | Final project & presentation - 5 Aug. at 8:00 a.m. |
| 8/5 | Final Project Due: folders & papers, Final Group Presentations - 8:00-11:00 a.m. | Have a good year! |