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ENGLISH 105: 12 & 13
Introduction to Academic Writing
Course Outline, Fall Term 2010
INSTRUCTOR: Afra Kavanagh
OFFICE: CC 257; phone 563-1431, email afra_kavanagh@cbu.ca;
website http://faculty.cbu.ca/afrak
OFFICE: CC 257 Tues. and Thurs. 2:00-3:30 p.m.; Mon. and Wed. 2.30-3:30 p.m.
In this introduction to academic writing, students will read samples of student and professional essays. They will practice different ways of developing a thesis. They will write a classification essay and an argument and persuasion essay (value 10 pts each). They will become acquainted with the library’s printed and electronic resources in order to write a research essay worth 20% of their course mark. Students will receive instruction on how to evaluate sources and document them according to MLA and APA guidelines.
Methodology: Lecture, writing workshop, and tutorials as necessary
Textbook: Eric Henderson, The Empowered Writer (Oxford University Press Canada, 2010), available at CBU Bookstore
Evaluation: in-class writing 30%; essays 40%; final exam 30%
Course Outline:
Sep. 14 Welcome; introduction to the course and the academic essay (Sec.1)
Sep. 16 Critical thinking, sample essay, using a dictionary
Sep. 21 Review: types of sentences, sentence errors, correcting sentence errors
Sep. 23 Purpose, audience, situation (Sec.2)
Sep 28 & 30 Kinds of essays (Sec. 3); essay 1 is due on the 30th of September
Oct 5 & 7 Paragraphs (Sec. 4)
Oct 12 &14 Essay basics: the introduction (Sec. 5)
Oct 19& 21 Paragraph development methods, theory and practice (Sec. 6)
Oct 26 & 28 Types of essays (Sec. 7); essay 2 is due on the 26th of Oct.
Nov 2 & 4 Expository essays (Sec. 8)
Nov 9, 16 & 18 The research essay
Nov 23 & 25 The argumentative essay; research essay is due on November 25
Nov 30 & Dec 2 Review
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