com 156 syllabus

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SyllabusCOM/156 Version 5

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SyllabusCollege of Humanities

COM/156 Version 5

University Composition and Communication Copyrig!t " #$11% #$1$% #$$& by University of '!oeni() *ll rig!ts reserved)

Course Description

+!is course builds upon t!e foundations establis!ed in COM/155) t addresses t!e various r!etorical modesnecessary for effective college essays, narration% illustration% description% process analysis% classification%definition% comparison and contrast% cause and effect% and argumentation) n addition% re-uirements for researc!essays% including t!e use of outside sources and appropriate formatting% are considered)

Policies

.aculty and students/learners ill be !eld responsible for understanding and ad!ering to all policies containedit!in t!e folloing to documents,

University policies, 0ou must be logged into t!e student ebsite to vie t!is document)

nstructor policies, +!is document is posted in t!e Course Materialsforum)

University policies are subect to c!ange) 2e sure to read t!e policies at t!e beginning of eac! class) 'oliciesmay be slig!tly different depending on t!e modality in !ic! you attend class) f you !ave recently c!angedmodalities% read t!e policies governing your current class modality)

Course Materials

Mc3ean% S) 4#$11) Writing for success) rvington% 0, .lat 7orld 8noledge% nc)

Sample 'aper 4*'* and 7riting 9 Style :uidelines

:rammar and 7riting :uides, *'* ;eference and Citation


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Reading Readt!e folloing sections in C!)11 of Writing for Success,

Section 1)1, 7!y ;esearc!>

Section 1)#, Steps of t!e ;esearc! 7riting 'rocess

Section #)1, C!oosing a +opic

Section #)#, * 'lan for ;esearc!

Section #)?, 7riting 0our On ;esearc! 'roposal

Participation Participatein class discussion) nitial !" responses do NOTcountto#ard participation credit.

$n% & !a%s #

!iscussion"uestions

1.'(at topic ideas are %ou considering )or %ourresearc( paper* '(at angle+s, #ould %ou ta-e or#(at #ould %ou propose #it( regards to t(etopic+s,* '(at are soe potential c(allenges #it(

#riting about t(e topic+s, %ou are considering* 0oreaple is t(e researc( readil% available* $re t(erebiases to si)t t(roug(* '(% are %ou interested in t(etopic+s, %ou are considering* int #(en respondingto %our classate responses in t(is t(read %ou cano))er ideas or alternate perspectives to considerper(aps even lin-s to potential resources to eplore.

?)'riters need to consider t(eir audience +potentialtarget readers,. 0or eaple i) %ou are #riting aletter about a trip %ou too- #ould it loo- t(e sae i)%ou #ere #riting to %our boss as it #ould i) %ou #ere#riting to a 4%earold )ail% eber suc( as aniece* '(at are soe t(ings +deograp(ics/traits,t(at can de)ine an audience* ive a couple eapleso) (o# one #ould need to adjust #riting dependingon t(e deograp(ics/traits o) t(e intended audience.

5)'(% are religious re)erences not allo#ed in ostacadeic #riting* '(at are t(e additional ris-s ordra#bac-s )or including religious re)erences inpersuasive #riting*

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arroing a +opic

+opics, arroing t!e .ocus


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PreparationClauses

Copletet!e @ClausesA e(ercise on My7riting3ab9,

ndividual;esearc! 'lan

Resources*ppendi( * and *ppendi( B

:electa general topic for your researc! paper from t!e folloing list);emember t!at it must be a topic presented it! reputable researc!religious references or personal biases are not alloed in academicriting)

*ffirmative *ction

*nimals 4researc!% treatment% control% 'it 2ulls% etc)

Cancer

Censors!ip 4music% fair use% copyrig!t% booD bans% etc)

ColoniEation

Consumerism

Culture

Brugs


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Section G)1, 3ocating Useful ;esources

Section G)#,


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understand t(is propt. 8ote t(at t(e vie#s listed are)or illustrative purposes and do not necessaril%

re)lect t(e belie)s o) t(e )acilitator nor t(e college.

5)Consider %our belie)s on t(e )ollo#ing stateentsA Capandtrade spending is t(e best #a% )or t(e ;.:.to control carbon eissions.A O.B. :ipson #as guilt% o) urder.A


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Preparation 4s !e or s!e -ualified to interpret and e(plain t!ecomple(ities of t!e subect>

Boes t!is article report on information e(perienced by t!e

aut!or% or is it a summary or retelling of information from ot!ersources> 4Ho close is t!e aut!or to t!e actual information>

s t!e information current> 7!en t!e information as

publis!ed or last updated> 4Mig!t t!ere be resources it! more

current information>

n general% does t!e information in t!e source article matc!

it! information found in ot!er sources% or is it different oruni-ue> 4Can t!is information be confirmed by more sources t!an

ust t!is one>

Boes t!e source maDe any claims it!out evidence to

support t!em>


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Objectives 3.1 dentify t!e maor components of t!e Publication Manual of theAmerican Psychological Associationstyle guide)

3.2 Bemonstrate !o to summariEe% parap!rase% and -uote researc!sources according to Publication Manual of the American

Psychological Association)3.3 *pply Publication Manual of the American Psychological

Associationstyle guidelines for citing and referencing sources)

Reading Readt!e folloing sections in C!) 1# of Writing for Success,

Section 1)#, Using Source Material in 0our 'aper

Section 1)?, Bocumenting Source Material

Section 1)G, Using 'rimary and Secondary ;esearc!

Section 1)5, *voiding 'lagiarism

Section 1)6, *cademic ntegrity

ReadingReadC!) 1? of Writing for Success.

Participation Participatein class discussion) $n% & !a%s #

!iscussion"uestions

2.magine t!e impact of sending a business letter ormemo t!at is improperly formatted) n particular% t!inDabout rules or standards t!at must be folloed at yourplace of business) Bo you t!inD t!e reasons for rules andtradition for communication at your orDplace apply toacademic riting> 7!y% or !y not>

G)Kuotations can add aut!ority to any proect) Hoever%too many -uotations can be distracting) *s a general rule%no more t!an 15L to #$L of your paper s!ould containdirectly -uoted materials) Bo you agree it! t!is rule>7!y> 7!at ill you do to ensure t!at you stay it!inappropriate limits>

5)*cademic riting standards generally condemn t!e useof first= and second=person pronouns suc! as % me% my%

you% and your) 7!y do you t!inD t!is is t!e case> 7!ymig!t t!is be of even greater concern !en ritingpersuasively>

Somet!ing


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N7!at you t!inD of me is none of my

business)N 7ayne Byer% noting !o !at peopleperceive is a reflection of t!eir on fears% desires%

and NfiltersN based on t!eir e(periences andbeliefs) Of course% t!e same can be said about!at you t!inD of ot!ersP

N+!ere is no trut!) +!ere is only perception)N

:ustave .laubert Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very

persistent one.Q *lbert


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.ind an opinion=based article about t!e same topic) 3abeleac! article as NfactualN or Nopinion=based)N

4.Bo you t!inD t!e folloing is a eaD or strong t!esisstatement, @+!e subect of t!is paper is my e(perienceit! teac!ing elementary sc!ool c!ildrenA> f yes% !y is iteaD> Ho could you improve it> f no% !at -ualities doyou t!inD it !as t!at maDe it ade-uate>

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Reading Readt!e folloing sections in C!) of Writing for Success,

Section #)1, Selecting Useful nformation

Section #)#, 7riting a +!esis Statement

Section #)?, 7riting and Outline

Reading Readt!is eeDs


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8ongraded$ctivities andPreparationBeveloping

Outlines

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Revie# t!e criteria for outlines in t!e @Beveloping OutlinesA video ont!e student ebsite)

Create an outline t!at includes details t!at support your t!esis)Outline only t!e body of your paper) ;emember to avoid bias tostrengt!en your riting and present a balanced case for your t!esis)


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Sentence variety

Sentence clarity

'art #, 'arallelism% sentence variety% and sentence clarityare necessary to effectively complete your bodyparagrap!s) 7!y> Ho mig!t you use t!em>

3.t is important t!at an essay not be a series of -uotes orparap!rased material ones on analysis must be part oft!e essay) Ho can you create a balance beteen youron analysis and t!e source material>

4.7!at c!allenges did you encounter implementing *'*

guidelines during t!e drafting p!ase> 7!at ere t!ey>Can you overcome t!ese c!allenges> Ho>

Somet!ing e(tra,

NUsageN refers to a category of grammar t!at is notnecessarily about being correct or incorrect% but it impactst!e tone and effectiveness of riting) .or e(ample% ritingt!at contains slang is considered to be Nlo usage)N Hereare some tips for maintaining a N!ig! level usageN in yourriting,

7rite in t!ird person point of vie avoid unnecessary

use of first 4% me% my% mine and second 4you% yourperson point of vie)

*void using contractions) Bont% isnt% cant% and so

on))) 7rite out all numbers under 1$$

*void passive voice% especially !en it contains

Nt!ereN == t!ere are% t!ere is% t!ere ill be

*void using vague ords suc! as Na lotN == !o muc!

is a lot> * trailer lot> * store lot> *n e2ay Nlot of ?$

booDs>N

*void starting sentences it! .*2O0S, for% and%

nor% but% or% yet% so

*void slang or argon unless your reading audience

ill understand it 4even t!en% !esitate using it

MinimiEe t!e use of Nto beN verbs, is% are% as% ere%

am% ill be


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1) ;ead t!roug! t!e list) Bo any of t!is surprise you>Have you struggled it! any of t!ese areas in youron riting>

#) +!e last item often surprises students) ;eplacingsome of t!e Nto beN verbs in riting can maDeriting !ave a more active tone) +!is does notmean you !ave to eliminate all instances of Nto beNverbs !oever% find a sentence in one of yourrecent Main forum posts and s!o !o you canrerite it it!out t!e Nto beN verb 4deleting%replacing% and reorDing as needed) 7as itdifficult>

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