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Course Syllabus

ENGL002: English Composition II

COURSE INTRODUCTION

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Research and the Writing Process

1.1.1: Academic Research Writing

1.1.2: Why Write a Research Paper?

1.1.3: How to Manage a Research Project

1.2.1: The Research Process: An Overview

1.2.2: What Is Your Research Community?

1.2.3: Identifying and Understanding Your Audience

1.2.4: Understanding Your Audience and Purpose

1.2.5: Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content

1.3.1: Discovering and Choosing a Topic

1.3.2: Develop a Working Thesis and a Research Proposal

1.3.3: Mapping Your Topic

1.4: Outlining

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Researching: How, What, When, Where, and Why

2.1.1: Note Taking Tools

2.1.2: Using a Reverse Outline

2.2.1: How to Begin Your Research

2.2.2: Investigating Scholarly vs. Non-Scholarly Sources

2.3: Reviewing and Evaluating Your Sources

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Reviewing and Analyzing Your Sources

3.1.1: Reading Critically as a Research Strategy

3.1.2: Analyze Your Research

3.1.3: Search Assessment

3.2: Developing an Annotated Bibliography

3.3: Research Assessment

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Putting Your Source Material to Work

4.1.1: What Is an Argumentative Essay?

4.1.2: Dividing Your Argument

4.2.1: Refine Your Thesis

4.2.2: Develop Arguments around Your Thesis

4.2.3: Strengthen Your Claims

4.2.4: Toulmin's Schema

4.3.1: Look for Assumptions and Generalizations

4.3.2: Using Direct Quotations to Support Your Arguments

4.4.1: Write an Abstract of Your Work

4.4.2: Revising Your Outline

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: Writing the Research Paper and Acknowledging Your Sources

5.1.1: Drafting Process

5.1.2: Overcoming Writer's Block

5.2.1: Writing an Introduction

5.2.2: Paragraph Development

5.2.3: Writing a Conclusion

5.3.1: Why You Must Acknowledge Sources

5.3.2: Acknowledging and Integrating Sources

5.3.3: Avoiding Plagiarism

5.3.3.1: Documenting to Avoid Plagiarism

5.3.3.2: When Sources Must Be Cited

5.3.4: Frequently Asked Questions about Citing Sources

5.4.1: Modern Language Association (MLA) Style

5.4.2: American Psychological Association (APA) Style

5.4.3: The Chicago Manual of Style

5.4.4: Comparing Documentation Styles

5.4.5: Unit 5 Activity

Unit 5 Assessment

Unit 6: Polishing Your Research Paper

6.1: Review, Revise, and Finalize Your Research Paper

6.2: Completing Your Research Paper

Unit 6 Assessment

Study Guide

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