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ENGL002: English Composition II
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Unit 1: Research and the Writing Process
Unit 2: Researching: How, What, When, Where, and Why
Unit 3: Reviewing and Analyzing Your Sources
Unit 4: Putting Your Source Material to Work
Unit 5: Writing the Research Paper and Acknowledging Your Sources
Unit 6: Polishing Your Research Paper
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◄ Unit 6 Study Guide: Polishing Your Research Paper
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Course Syllabus
What is Academic Research Writing?
The Purpose of Research Writing
Managing Your Research Project
The Seven Steps of the Research Process
Analyze Your Discourse Communities
Research Writing in the Academic Disciplines
Audience
Audience Awareness
Research Writing and Argument
Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
Activity: Identify Your Research Topic
Steps in Developing a Research Proposal
Activity: Develop a Working Thesis
Webbing
Outlining
Unit 1 Assessment
Evernote
Reverse Outline
Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information
Finding and Evaluating Research Sources
Evaluating Sources
Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
What is a Scholarly Article?
Using Google Scholar
Unit 2 Assessment
Research and Critical Reading
Critical Thinking and Research Applications
WebQuest Assessment
Annotated Bibliographies
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Research Activity: Annotated Bibliography
Research Activity: Reviewing and Evaluating Your Sources
Unit 3 Assessment
Argument
Persuasion
Persuasive Essays
Transitions
Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
Writing Body Paragraphs
Blending Source Material with Your Own Work
Toulmin's Schema
Detecting Assumptions and Generalizations
Differentiating your Argument from Others
Quotations
Abstracts
Activity: Revising Your Outline
Unit 4 Assessment
Creating a Rough Draft for a Research Paper
Writing Anxiety
Introductions
Paragraphs
Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Citing and Referencing Techniques
How Plagiarism Occurs
Anatomy of a Well-Cited Paragraph
When Sources Must Be Cited
FAQs about Citing Sources
Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
Formatting a Research Paper
Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide
Activity: Comparing Documentation Styles
Activity: Developing a Finished Draft
Unit 5 Assessment
Revising and Editing
Developing a Final Draft of a Research Paper
Activity: Completing Your Research Paper
Unit 6 Assessment
Unit 1 Study Guide: Research and the Writing Process
Unit 2 Study Guide: Researching – How, What, When, Where, and Why
Unit 3 Study Guide: Reviewing and Analyzing Your Sources
Unit 4 Study Guide: Putting Your Source Material to Work
Unit 5 Study Guide: Writing the Research Paper and Acknowledging Your Sources
Unit 6 Study Guide: Polishing Your Research Paper
ENGL002: Final Composition Exercise
ENGL002: Certificate Final Exam
ENGL002: Final Composition Exercise ►