Week 1 Course Introduction
Week 1 WRP Ch. 8. Adler, Mortimer. “How to Mark a Book” (MyJCU). Reading 1 (MyJCU) (print and bring to class); Tools: Pdf viewers.
Week 2 WRP Ch. 9 (9a-9e); Reading 1: (92-101) (Submit annotated printout)
Week 2 WRP Ch. 9 (9h-9i); Reading 1: (101-end) (Submit annotated printout)
Week 3 WRP Ch. 2 (“Finding a Topic”); Reading 1 Worksheet due.
Week 3 In-Class Essay 1/3 (550 words)
Week 4 WRP Ch. 3; Reading 2: (27-35) (Submit annotated printout)
Week 4 Tools: Word Processors; Reading 2: (35-end) (Submit annotated printout and worksheet)
Week 5 Tools: reference managers; Reading 3 (entire) (Submit annotated printout and worksheet)
Week 5 In-Class Essay 2/3 (550 words)
Week 6 WRP Ch. 11; Reading 4 (30-33) (Submit annotated printout)
Week 6 Reading 4 (33-45) (Submit annotated printout)
Week 7 Reading 4 (45-end) (Submit annotated printout and worksheet)
Week 7 In-Class Essay 3/3 (550 words)
Week 8 WRP Ch. 10; Reading 5 (147-158) (Submit annotated printout)
Week 8 Reading 5 (158-end) (Submit annotated printout and worksheet)
Week 9 WRP Ch. 12; Informal topic selection (identify two secondary sources)
Week 9 Reading 6 (entire)(Submit annotated printout and worksheet)
Week 10 Topic Proposal Due
Week 10 Identify two additional secondary sources
Week 11 Identify two additional secondary sources
Week 11 Annotated bibliography due
Week 12 Outlining (WRP Ch. 9h-i)
Week 12 Preliminary outline due
Week 13 Workshop: develop one block from outline (500 words)
Week 13 Rough Draft Due (1500 words)
Week 14 WRP Ch. 13
Week 14 Workshop: Finalizing the paper
Final Exam Final Paper Due (2000 words)