CLASS/ TOPIC READINGS due for ACADEMIC WRITING PROJECT ASSIGNMENT DATE HANDBOOK & other Begin in class; Finish and bring to next assignments class. Class 1 Introductions and Blackboard Text (BB): Identify two or three "problems" in your field Jan. 25 overview Brodkey, L. "A First Look at that are of interest to you. For each issue, Writing in the Academic write 1 page (free write) exploring your Why do we need a writing Community" current thoughts and questions about the class in graduate school? subject. Consider questions like: Graff & Birkenstein, Preface, What makes writing Introduction, & Ch 7 "So What? - Why, when, how and/or for whom is this a challenging? Who Cares?" "problem?" Becker, Ch. 1 - Why is this problem worth thinking about? "Freshman English for Graduate Students" - What in your background or experience causes you to feel to this issue? - Brainstorm questions that might be asked about this topic. 2 Metanarratives about Becker, Ch. 3 Ideas/Options for Entries 1 & 2 Put together a working reference list with 4-7 Feb. 1 "One Right Way" potential sources. (Format in APA so writing * What are your strengths as a you won't have to change later!) What are the "stories" we Becker, Ch 6 writer? have gleaned about "Risk" (Pamela Richards) * What are your goals as a writer? Based on your initial foray into the literature, writing from our context? * What advice does Becker you write about what you are discovering about Becker, Ch. 7 "Getting It out the would like to remember? the questions or topics "radiating" from your What personal "stories do Door" * Explore some of similes you problem of interest. What branches of the we hold about our own might use to describe writing. literature seem most interesting to you? writing? Graff & Birkenstein, Ch. 9 * Make a list of helpful and Why? What branches seem least interesting, "Ain't So / Is Not" unhelpful beliefs or myths you have and why? Doing library research about writing. TOPIC READINGS due for class ACADEMIC WRITING PROJECT ASSIGNMENT HANDBOOK CLASS/ DATE
CLASS/ DATE TOPIC READINGS due for ACADEMIC WRITING HANDBOOK & other assignments PROJECT ASSIGNMENT Begin in class; Finish and bring to next class. Class 1 Jan. 25 Introductions and overview Why do we need a writing class in graduate school? What makes writing challenging? Blackboard Text (BB): Brodkey, L. "A First Look at Writing in the Academic Community" Graff & Birkenstein, Preface, Introduction, & Ch 7 "So What? Who Cares?" Becker, Ch. 1 "Freshman English for Graduate Students" Identify two or three "problems" in your field that are of interest to you. For each issue, write 1 page (free write) exploring your current thoughts and questions about the subject. Consider questions like: - Why, when, how and/or for whom is this a "problem?" - Why is this problem worth thinking about? - What in your background or experience causes you to feel to this issue? - Brainstorm questions that might be asked about this topic. 2 Feb. 1 Metanarratives about writing What are the "stories" we have gleaned about writing from our context? What personal "stories do we hold about our own writing? Doing library research Becker, Ch. 3 "One Right Way" Becker, Ch 6 "Risk" (Pamela Richards) Becker, Ch. 7 "Getting It out the Door" Graff & Birkenstein, Ch. 9 "Ain't So / Is Not" Ideas/Options for Entries 1 & 2 * What are your strengths as a writer? * What are your goals as a writer? * What advice does Becker you would like to remember? * Explore some of similes you might use to describe writing. * Make a list of helpful and unhelpful beliefs or myths you have about writing. Put together a working reference list with 4-7 potential sources. (Format in APA so you won't have to change later!) Based on your initial foray into the literature, write about what you are discovering about the questions or topics "radiating" from your problem of interest. What branches of the literature seem most interesting to you? Why? What branches seem least interesting, and why? CLASS/ DATE TOPIC READINGS due for class ACADEMIC WRITING HANDBOOK PROJECT ASSIGNMENT
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