Research Writing - ENGL202

Prior Weeks

FINAL EXAM - Inclass writing of Cover Letters Thurs., Dec. 17 at 10:15am.

Week 14

Tuesday

• Final in-class revision and editing
• Consultations with Prof.

Final draft of your research essay is due next class!

Thursday

• Copy edit Final Research Essays
• Submit essay with graded draft
• Review requirements for cover letter to BlogPortfolio; you will complete this during the scheduled final exam period, Thurs., Dec. 17 at 10:15am.

Week 13

Tuesday

• Prepare drafts for submission
  • Final edits and corrections following thePre-Submission-Checklist
• Beginning revision
  • You will receive feedback on your draft; meanwhile, begin the revision process on your own;
  • Focus on Revising_For_Content_And_Organization

Thursday

• CitingPrimarySources
• Research Essays
  • Content Organization Mechanics Revision
  • review drafts and comments; comment codes
• post revision plan to blog; details count, as you'll want to discuss this in the cover letter to your blog portfolio.
• begin revising

Remaining Deadlines

• Thursday, Dec. 10 in class; Submission of final (revised) essay with attached draft.
• Completion of BlogPortfolio with cover letter in final exam; Thurs., Dec. 17 at 10:15am.

Week 12

Draft Due Dec. 1st

Tuesday

• Proposal Overview
  • Topic focus and clarity; sources (evaluation, balance, relevance); bibliography (completeness, accuracy and compliance with MLA format).
• "From Proposal to Draft" : in class writing - 10 min. Compose a post in which you translate into your own words any key issues from your proposal and feedback. Do you need to adjust the research question or to narrow the scope in your abstract?
• Review DraftChecklist
  • See especially the section on structure;
  • See also Curious Researcher on "Making Your Presence Felt" (183) and general drafting strategies (183-219)
• Prof. consultations

Thursday

• In class writing
• Review: Research Essay Expectations
• Prof. consultations

Prior Weeks

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