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Course Syllabus (Policies) Edited 11/8
Assignment Schedule
General, Useful LBCC Information
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Week 1
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Due Thursday:
Syllabus Quiz
Writing Exercise #1: Introduction Paper
Reading: "What Does the Professor Want?" in OW Text (6 pages)
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Week 2
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For Tuesday:
Reading: "I Owe it All to Community College" [Link to New York Times]
Reading: "Murder, Rhetorically Speaking" in OW Text
Reading: Assignment Sheet for Essay 1
Crime Scene, Coroner, and Eulogy Forum
For Thursday:
Reading: "Blue Collar Brilliance" [Link to American Scholar]
Reading: "Narrative" from OW Text
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Week 3
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For Tuesday:
Peer Review Workshop for Essay #1
Reading: "Organizing Your Writing" from OW Text
For Thursday:
Reading: "Backpacks v. Briefcases" from OW Text
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Week 4
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For Tuesday:
TurnItIn Instructions Handout
Essay 1 Scoring Rubric
Read: "Identify" from OW Text
Presentation from Class: Common Essay Structures
For Thursday:
In class: Post Script #1 for First Essay
Comparison Source Assignment
Reading: "Comparison and Contrast"
Reading: "Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement"
Essay 2: Comparison Essay Assignment Sheet
Comparison Worksheet
Submit: Essay 1
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Week 5
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For Tuesday:
1. Reading: "Constructing the Thesis and Argument from the Ground Up" in OW Text
Link (Optional): Occupational Outlook Handbook
For Thursday:
1. Reading: "Writing Body Paragraphs" in OW Text
2. Reading: "Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism" in OW Text
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Week 6
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For Tuesday:
1. Reading: "Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information" in OW Text
For Thursday:
1. Reading: "Seven Steps of the Research Process" in OW Text
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Week 7
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For Tuesday:
Peer review for Essay #2
Peer Review + After-Review #2
For Thursday:
Research Help Forum
Optional Forum for Late Peer Review &/or Extra Credit
Essay 2 Peer Review Worksheet
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Week 8
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Essay 2 Post-Script Assignment
Essay 3 Assignment Sheet
For Thursday:
Reading, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" from The Atlantic
Reading: Argument and Persuasion
Turn in Essay 2 Here
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Week 9
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For Tuesday:
Reading: "Research Writing and Argument: Everything is Argument" from OW
Reading: Clive Thompson, "Is Google wrecking our memory?" from Smarter Than You Think [link to Slate]
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Week 10
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Optional Forum for Peer Review &/or Extra Credit
Peer Review #3
Post-Script #3
Reverse Outline video - UNC
Essay 3 Peer Review
Essay 3 Final Draft
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Final Exam Information
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A Forum for Discussion of Final Things
Practice Final Exam Reading
Final Exam Score
Open course index
WR121_OER
Post-Script #3
Post-Script #3
This will be completed in class. Here is the
link
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