Schedule

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Technical and Academic Writing Schedule

Day In-Class Activity Assignments Due
7/1 Sat ·  Welcome and introduction (ppt)
·  Syllabus
·  Introduction to academic writing
·  Freshman Composition I
·  Freshman Composition II
·  Writing practice: self introduction
·  Student oral self introduction
·  Rhetorical Context: audience, purposes, etc. 
·  Persuasive appeals: ethos, pathos, & logos
·  Exercise 1—Topic sentences
·  15 common logical fallacies
·  Arguments: evaluations
·  Exercise 2-Building paragraphs 
·  What is a research paper
·  Essay vs. research paper
·  Selecting a research paper topic
·  Sample research paper
·  Quiz 1, Spelling Errors
·  Introduction to Research Paper project
·  Forming groups for Research Paper project		 Quiz 1
7/2 Sun ·  Quiz 1 analysis
·  Cultural thought patterns (ppt)
·  Academic writing language
·  Writing summaries and reviews (Lesson 4 ppt)
·  Sample summary and review analysis
·  How to write summaries
·  Movie review samples
·  How to write an article review
·  Book review samples
·  Exercise 3–Linking
·  Style and word choice
·  Sentence structure and argument
·  Punctuation and argument·  
·  Intro to Annotated Bibliography (Lesson 5 ppt)
·  Sample annotated bibliography
·  Using sources 
·  Paraphrasing sources
·  Summarizing sources
·  Citing sources
·  Framing sources
·  Using sources to support arguments
·  Quiz 2, Subject-verb Agreement
·  Group work on Research Paper		 Quiz 2
7/3 M ·  Selecting your topic
·  Quiz 2 analysis
·  Brainstorming on topic selection
·  Developing your research questions
·  Group work on developing research questions
·  Research methodology
·  Academic arguments 
·  Developing academic arguments
·  Developing your thesis (Lesson 7 ppt)
·  Sample research paper 1
·  Sample research paper 2
·  Documenting sources 
·  MLA vs APA documentation styles
·  MLA documentation styles
·  APA documentation styles
·  Sample annotated bibliography
·  Documentation practice·
·  Editing your paper
·  Quiz 3, Writing Errors
·  Group work on Research Paper		 Quiz 3
7/4 T ·  Quiz 3 analysis
·  Intro to Technical Writing
·  Defining technical writing/communication
·  Memo writing (Read all the four links)
·  Resume and cover letter design
·  Sample resumes and cover letters 
·  “7 Resume Design Principles.”
·  C.R.A.P. Principles of Graphic DesignBasic
·  Alignment principle in Graphic Design 
·  Design principle: Alignment
·  Design principle: Proximity
·  Quiz 4, Confusing Words·
  Group work on Research Paper		 Quiz 4
7/5 W ·  Writing instructions and procedures
·  Sample: Barnes and Noble User’s Guide
·  Common documentation mistakes  
·  Interpreting information
·  Instructional writing: content design
·  Organizing for users
·  12 Examples of Help Guides
·  Designing brochures
·  Sample brochure analysis
·  Brochure content design
·  Brochure front panel design analysis
·  Brochure format design: layout and typography
·  Brochure format design: colors and graphics
·  Group work on Research Paper
·  On oral presentations		  
7/6 R ·  Group work on oral presentations
·  Oral presentations and instructor critiques
·  On applying to graduate schools in the U.S.		 Research Paper