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Schedule
Any changes will be communicated by email - be sure to check daily!
GD = Google Drive
WS = Writing Spaces text
Week 1 - Getting Started
Paper topic: Introduction as a writer
2 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

9/5

Class introduction

In Email: Review the Google

Classrooms link sent via email;
explore the class Google Drive folder

9/7

Why learn writing?

READ in WS: 10 Ways to Think About

Writing (p. 3-24)

9/10

Using Google Drive and

Wordpress

In GD: Review tutorial notes &

comment any questions you have
within the document

Week 2 - Genres
Paper topic: Choose a type of essay and write about your choice of major in that style
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

9/12

Academic writing - the different

disciplines

READ in GD: Follow the link to Dukes

Thompson Writing Program page.
Choose your discipline and read the
writing guidelines for that discipline
(Do not read all of them, only yours!).
If your major is undecided, you may
choose one that interests you.

9/14

Types of essays: Expository &

Descriptive

READ in GD: Purdue OWLs Expository

& Descriptive

9/16

Types of essays: Narrative &

Argumentative

READ in GD: Purdue OWLs Narrative

& Argumentative

Week 3 - Invention
Paper topic: Identify a topic of interest. Perform a basic Google search and discuss
potential research paper topic ideas.
3 blog posts
Class Topic
9/19

Topic ideas

9/21

Purpose for research

9/23

Rhetorical situation; methods of

delivery

Assignments & Readings

Week 4 - University Library Research

Paper topic: Annotated bibliography (1 source)
3 blog posts
Class Topic
9/26

In-class library review

9/28

Guest lecturer [Librarian]

**MEET AT LIBRARY**

9/30

Library research in practice

**MEET AT LIBRARY**

Assignments & Readings

Go to odu.edu/library and explore the
site in preperation for learning about
the library

Week 5 - Research
Paper topic: Annotated bibliography (1 source + synthesis w/ previous source)
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

10/3

Citations: importance, types,

resources

READ in WS: Walk, Talk, Cook, Eat: A

Guide to Using Sources (pg. 193-210)

10/5

Research synthesis

READ in WS: Annoying Ways People

Use Sources (pg. 242-257)

10/7

Reading strategies

READ in WS: Reading Games (pg.

210-221)

Week 6: Topics (Audience and Style)

Paper topic: Write an email to submit to city council for a change in your neighborhood
2 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

10/10

***NO CLASS***
Fall break

10/12

Conceptualizing your audience Who are you writing for and

why does it matter?

READ in WS: Murder! (Rhetorically

Speaking) (pg. 87-102)

10/15

Writing style

READ in WS: On Writing Well, Chapter

4: Style

Week 7: Pre-writing & Writing

Paper topic: Employ a prewriting technique that we discussed in class and apply it to
your topic
3 blog posts
Class Topic
10/17

Prewriting methods

10/19

Proposals

10/21

Writing: Introductions, body

Assignments & Readings

Week 8: Writing continued, Peer Review

Paper topic: Reflect on peer review discussions from this week
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

10/24

Writing continued: conclusions

10/26

What is effective peer review?

& Methods for peer reviewing

READ in GD: Introducing Students to

Peer Review in Writing

10/28

Peer review in practice - topic

papers

Bring a printed or digital copy of your

topic paper to class for peer review

Week 9: Conferences
Paper topic: Draft of research proposal

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3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

10/31

Conference discussion &

preparation

WRITE in GD: prepare 3 discussion

topics or questions for your upcoming
conference

11/2

**Class Cancelled**
Conferences

Attend your scheduled conference

11/4

**Class Cancelled**
Conferences

Attend your scheduled conference

Week 10: Revision

Paper topic: Final proposal with reflection based on professor & peer feedback
3 blog posts
Class Topic
11/7

Why revise?

11/9

Questions to ask for revision

11/11

Revision strategies

Assignments & Readings

READ in WS: The Sixth Paragraph (pg.
286-302)

Week 11: Topics (Thesis, Transitions, Citation formats)

Paper topic: Initial rough draft of final paper due with focus on thesis (2pg minimum)
3 blog posts
Class Topic
11/14

Drafting a thesis

11/16

Transitions

11/18

Citations: MLA and APA

Assignments & Readings

READ in GD: Perdue OWL MLA

overview; Purdue OWL APA overview
WRITE: jot down three differences
between APA and MLA that you
noticed

Week 12 - Asynchronous

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Paper topic: none - have a good Thanksgiving!

1 blog post
Class Topic
11/21

***ASYNCH CLASS***

11/23

***NO CLASS***
Thanksgiving

11/25

***NO CLASS***
Thanksgiving

Assignments & Readings

WRITE in GD: Peer review your three
assigned drafts by 11:59pm (see
assignment list in GD to determine
who you should peer review)

Week 13: Conferences

Paper topic: 2nd, complete draft of research paper is due (4 pg minimum)
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

11/28

**Class Cancelled**
Conferences

Attend your scheduled conference

11/30

**Class Cancelled**
Conferences

Attend your scheduled conference

12/2

Catch up - how is your paper

coming, how are the peer
reviews, potential conference
topics

Week 14: Final peer reviews

Paper topic: Blog overview reflection
2 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

12/5

Peer review - read aloud

Bring a printed or digital copy of your

rough draft to class

12/7

Peer review - read aloud

Bring a printed or digital copy of your

rough draft to class

12/9

Class reflection

In preparation for class discussion,

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write down
one thing that you enjoyed about
this class
one thing that you disliked about
this class
one thing that you learned from
this class
Week 15 - FINAL
Paper topic: Final paper due
You may make up 3 missed blog posts, or gain 3 blog posts worth of extra credit if you
write a 300 word personal reflection of this class posted to your blog by the final exam
date
Class Topic
12/12

Final exam date

Assignments & Readings

Final paper due by 11:59pm
Post 300 word class reflection to blog
by 11:59pm