{"id":595,"date":"2017-11-21T15:40:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T15:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-collegecomposition\/chapter\/weekly-outcomes\/"},"modified":"2017-11-21T15:40:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T15:40:39","slug":"weekly-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-collegecomposition\/chapter\/weekly-outcomes\/","title":{"raw":"Weekly Outcomes","rendered":"Weekly Outcomes"},"content":{"raw":"<p>(the layout below was for an 8-week summer course)\n\n\u00a0\n<\/p><h2>Week 1<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium\">Once again, welcome to English 102 online.\u00a0 I hope you had the chance last week to go through the Week 0 module, and play around in the course a little bit.\u00a0 If you didn't, it might be a good idea to spend some time in that area now, to help you get started.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium\"> This class is scheduled into Modules, corresponding to each week of the quarter.\u00a0 <strong>Each week we'll have three due dates: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at midnight.<\/strong>\u00a0 (This week, though, we won't have work due on Monday, since we're just getting started.)\u00a0 Just because those are the due dates, doesn't mean you have to wait until then to finish and submit the work.\u00a0 The reason for multi-day interval is so that you can use the full time between due dates to complete tasks.\u00a0 You're always encouraged to turn in work early to avoid any last-minute glitches.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium\">In Week 1's module, we're laying the conceptual groundwork for the course.\u00a0 We're investigating exactly what research is, and particularly scholarly research.\u00a0 We all do research in our personal lives already--we'll tap into those skills to build our academic prowess now.\n<\/span>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;color: #993366\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 120%\">Learning Outcomes\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">At the end of this week, you should be able to:<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n<ol><li>Create and share a completed Google Doc, using Google Drive, with editing enabled<\/li>\n\t<li>Use the discussion forum to make an original post and submit replies to other students<\/li>\n\t<li>Identify research types<\/li>\n\t<li>Demonstrate the difference between a \"homework\" question and a \"research\" question<\/li>\n\t<li>Identify the thesis of an assigned reading for summary purposes<\/li>\n\t<li>Demonstrate \"reading to write effectively\" skills<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\u00a0\n<h2>For Further Practice<\/h2>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">These sources are just suggestions for further exploration.\u00a0 Use them at your discretion. <\/span>\n<ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Writing Commons Open Text, \"Research Primer\"\u00a0 <a>http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/research-methods-methodologies\/research-primer<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Steven D. Krause, \"Academic Research Writing: What Is It?\" <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ENGL002-1.1.1-AcademicResearchWriting.pdf\">http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ENGL002-1.1.1-AcademicResearchWriting.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0\n\nFinally, just for fun, a humorous overview of what an argument is (and is not!):\n\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/kQFKtI6gn9Y\n\n\u00a0\n<h2>Week 2<\/h2>\n<p class=\"page-title\">Now that we've got the fundamental ideas of what research is, broadly speaking, now it's time to apply those ideas to a project of our very own.\u00a0 As noted in the Research Essay Project Overview, you will be writing an extensive, persuasive, research-based essay of your own this quarter.\u00a0 This week, we'll play with ideas for possible topics, and settle on one to pursue.<\/p>\n\u00a0\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\nAt the end of this week, you should be able to:\n<ol><li>Brainstorm potential topics appropriate for this course's assignment.<\/li>\n\t<li>Use initial research to answer preliminary questions (\"homework questions\") you have about a topic.<\/li>\n\t<li>Draft a working thesis statement on a topic of your choice.<\/li>\n\t<li>Analyze a source pertaining to your chosen topic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\u00a0\n<h3>FOR FURTHER PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<em>These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.\u00a0\u00a0 Use them at your discretion.<\/em>\n<ul><li>Cornell Library, \"How to Find and Develop a Viable Research Topic\": <a>http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/How-to-find-and-develop-a-viable-research-topic.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li>Saylor Open Course, \"Mapping a Concept: Sites to Get you Started\": <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ENGL002-1-3-4-Mapping-a-Concept.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ENGL002-1-3-4-Mapping-a-Concept.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li>Saylor Open Course, \"Webbing\":<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/rhuoarTozf8\n\n\u00a0\n<h2>Week 3<\/h2>\nThis week introduces one big hurdle in getting the rest of the quarter's work moving: deciding on a topic to pursue.\u00a0 Hopefully you've had some time to weigh your options, and you've found the perfect match that will keep you motivated and interested.\n<div id=\"folder_descr\" class=\"folder_descr\">\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n\nAfter you've found your topic, the rest of the week is entirely about preparing your\u00a0Source Evaluation Essay.\u00a0 Because of this, the module is a little more full than previous ones, containing weblinks and sample documents.\n\nThree former students' essays are included in this module.\u00a0 These samples are offered NOT as examples of perfect writing--you'll probably spot small errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citation as you look over them.\u00a0 They ARE, however, good illustrations of the options of conclusions that are available to you as you make your determinations about your own particular source.\n\n\u00a0\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n\nAt the end of this week, you should be able to:\n<ol><li>Formulate initial thesis statement for your own persuasive essay<\/li>\n\t<li>Punctuate material that appears inside quotation marks in a source correctly, when using it in your own writing<\/li>\n\t<li>Identify potential bias within a source<\/li>\n\t<li>Compare a source's thesis to your own working research project thesis<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\u00a0\n<h3>FOR FURTHER PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<em>These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.\u00a0\u00a0 Use them at your discretion.<\/em>\n<ul><li>Reading for Thinking - Online Practice: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.laflemm.com\/RfT\/Practice\/RfTPracticeBias2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Detecting Bias<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/fair.org\/take-action-now\/media-activism-kit\/how-to-detect-bias-in-news-media\/\" target=\"_blank\">FAIR: How to Detect Bias in News Media<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li>Purdue's Online Writing Lab, <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/619\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Paraphrase: Write it in your own Words\"<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/grammar.ccc.commnet.edu\/grammar\/quizzes\/quotes_quiz.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Quotation Mark Practice Quiz<span class=\"screenreader-only\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0\n<h2>Week 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"folder_descr\">\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">The source evaluation is Priority 1 this week; the final draft will be due Monday night.\u00a0 Once that's done, we'll take what we did in extended form for that essay, and shrink it down to apply to many more sources.<\/div>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n\nThe Annotated Bibliography will be our next big step towards completing the Research Essay Project, and it will ask you to find, evaluate, and cite a number of sources.\u00a0 You can incorporate the sources you've found so far and turned in for earlier assignments, so you won't be starting from scratch.\u00a0 It will be due in Week 6.\n\nThe other new element this week will be the \"Discovery Draft\" as a way to get the ball rolling on the research essay text.\u00a0 This is a very free-wheeling assignment.\u00a0 All I ask is that you dedicate <strong>one solid hour<\/strong> this week to work on your research project, in the form of this discovery draft.\u00a0 Make sure to build time into your schedule to do this.\n\n\u00a0\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n\nAt the end of this week, you should be able to:\n<ol><li>Provide an in-depth evaluation of a potential source for your research project<\/li>\n\t<li>Recognize differences between APA &amp; MLA citation styles<\/li>\n\t<li>Brainstorm content, sources, and organizational ideas for your research project<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\u00a0\n<h3>FOR FURTHER PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<em>These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.\u00a0\u00a0 Use them at your discretion.<\/em>\n<ul><li>Writing Spaces, \"Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources\":\u00a0<span class=\"instructure_file_link_holder link_holder\"><span class=\"instructure_scribd_file_holder link_holder\"><a class=\"\" title=\"Reading Games_Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/lumen.instructure.com\/courses\/372134\/files\/29505128\/download\"><span class=\"instructure_file_link_holder link_holder\"><span class=\"instructure_scribd_file_holder link_holder\">Reading Games_Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\t<li>Saylor Open Course, \"Research and Critical Reading\": <span class=\"instructure_file_link_holder link_holder\"><span class=\"instructure_scribd_file_holder link_holder\"><a class=\"\" title=\"Research-and-Critical-Reading.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/lumen.instructure.com\/courses\/372134\/files\/29505126\/download?wrap=1\">http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Research-and-Critical-Reading.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0\n<h2>Week\u00a05<\/h2>\nTime always accelerates towards the end of the quarter, and pressure from all courses you're taking is rising.\u00a0 Keep your balance as best you can, because some significant projects will be due in this time.\u00a0 Let me highlight the good news, though: the big projects you'll be turning in are cumulative, building on what's come before.\n\nThe first version of a rough draft is due this week, to reach at least 1000 words.\u00a0 This can come directly from work you've done in the Discovery Draft and other assignments, to get you rolling.\u00a0 What this looks like doesn't matter; it's all about getting words on the page.\n\nThe rest of the week will be devoted to preparing the Annotated Bibliography.\u00a0 The \"annotation\" paragraphs that follow each source's citations are like mini versions of the Source Evaluation essay, with a little summary thrown in.\u00a0 You should be well-versed in these skills by now, and can quickly assess the relative value of each source on this list.\u00a0 Remember, they don't all have to be keepers.\u00a0 This list is to value the whole research process, and we expect you to find a lot of junk along with the good stuff.\n\n\u00a0\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n\nAt the end of this week, you should be able to:\n<ol><li>Analyze potential audiences for a project and select an appropriate one<\/li>\n\t<li>Write a rough draft of your research essay<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\u00a0\n<h3>FOR FURTHER PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<em>These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.\u00a0\u00a0 Use them at your discretion.<\/em>\n<ul><li>Earlham College Libraries: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/library.earlham.edu\/content.php?pid=395290\" target=\"_blank\">\"How to Write Annotations\"<span class=\"screenreader-only\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li>PBWorks: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/lib102.pbworks.com\/w\/page\/16100525\/E3%20Writing%20Evaluative%20Annotations\" target=\"_blank\">\"Writing Evaluative Annotations\"<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0\n\n\u00a0\n<h2>Week 6<\/h2>\nThe Annotated Bibliography is due at the beginning of the week.\u00a0 This is just a \"snapshot\" of your research at this point in time.\u00a0 You can continue to find new and different sources, and the ones you use in your final essay won't necessarily have to come exclusively from this list.\n\nOutlining is extremely important, especially with longer projects.\u00a0 It's hard to remember what you wrote on page 2, by the time you get to page 8, after all!\u00a0 So the remainder of the week will be used to develop an outline, and begin applying our sources gathered into quotes and paraphrases to incorporate into drafts.\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n\nAt the end of this week, you should be able to:\n<ol><li>Cite a variety of sources in polished MLA format<\/li>\n\t<li>Annotate your citations with brief paragraphs defining the relative value of a source to your own research goals<\/li>\n\t<li>Articulate a list of arguments supporting your side of a thesis, and anticipate opposition coming from opponents<\/li>\n\t<li>Draft a detailed outline of a research project<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\u00a0\n\n<\/div>\n<h3>FOR FURTHER PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<em>These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.\u00a0\u00a0 Use them at your discretion.<\/em>\n<ul><li>eHow: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_4696116_outline-research-paper.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"How to Outline a Research Paper\"<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li>Paradigm Online Writing Lab: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.powa.org\/convince\/form-tradition-and-innovation\" target=\"_blank\">\"Form: Tradition and Innovation\"<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li>Writing Commons, <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/organize\/organize-structure\/571-what-logical-plan-informs-your-papers-organization\" target=\"_blank\">\"Logical Plans\"<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0\n\n\u00a0\n<h2>Week 7<\/h2>\nAll right--we've gathered sources, we've got an outline, we've been trucking along with our drafting process.\u00a0 Now it's time to expand and polish that draft a bit, and get it in front of other people's eyes for the first time.\u00a0 The draft you submit this week will be used for Peer Review.\n\n\u00a0\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n\nAt the end of this week, you should be able to:\n<ol><li>Complete a draft of your essay that's ready to share with peers for their input<\/li>\n\t<li>Complete a Post Draft outline of your Research project, and use it to assess what structural changes should be made to your draft<\/li>\n\t<li>Provide peer review evaluation for members of your peer group<\/li>\n\t<li>Use peer review feedback on your own work to help guide revision<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\u00a0\n<h3>FOR FURTHER PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<em>These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.\u00a0\u00a0 Use them at your discretion.<\/em>\n<ul><li>DocStoc.com: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.docstoc.com\/docs\/122287634\/Writing-Effective-Introductions-and-Conclusions-Introduction-format-rtf\" target=\"_blank\">\"Writing Effective Introductions and Conclusions\"<span class=\"screenreader-only\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li>Grammar-Quizzes.com: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.grammar-quizzes.com\/intros.html\" target=\"_blank\">\"Introductions: Writing four types\"\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0\n<h2>Week 8<\/h2>\nAlmost there!\u00a0 The<strong> final draft of the research essay<\/strong> will be due by <strong>Monday<\/strong> at midnight, and the Cover Letter assignment will be due <strong>Wednesday<\/strong> at midnight.\u00a0 That cover letter is just describing your writing experience, so it won't ask you anything challenging...hopefully it will be the easiest thing you do this week.\u00a0It's our version of a final exam.\n<div class=\"folder_descr\">\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n\nI know I've pushed you hard all quarter long, but you've successfully met every challenge I've thrown at you, and then some.\u00a0 You'll be asked to write a lot of essays in future classes, and won't always be given such detailed prewriting tasks to make sure they get done.\u00a0 From here on out, it's up to you to determine what the best steps are for you to take, in order to get a complete, comprehensive, well-written final essay turned in.\u00a0 I hope you've found a few of the methods in this class particularly useful, that you can continue to draw on throughout your college career (and beyond!).\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n\nAt the end of this week, you should be able to:\n<ol><li>Detect and evaluate non-argumentative persuasive techniques \u2013 rhetorical devices such as irony, satire, anecdotal evidence, flattery and analogies, and logical fallacies \u2013 used to sway readers' emotions.<\/li>\n\t<li>Use library research skills in electronic, print, and other sources to gather support for arguments.<\/li>\n\t<li>Recognize that different academic disciplines may rely on different kinds of arguments and assess what types of argument and evidence are appropriate for different fields of knowledge.<\/li>\n\t<li>Write arguments appropriate to audience, occasion and discipline.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\u00a0\n<h2 \/>\n\u00a0\n\n\u00a0\n\n\u00a0","rendered":"<p>(the layout below was for an 8-week summer course)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<h2>Week 1<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Once again, welcome to English 102 online.\u00a0 I hope you had the chance last week to go through the Week 0 module, and play around in the course a little bit.\u00a0 If you didn&#8217;t, it might be a good idea to spend some time in that area now, to help you get started.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> This class is scheduled into Modules, corresponding to each week of the quarter.\u00a0 <strong>Each week we&#8217;ll have three due dates: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at midnight.<\/strong>\u00a0 (This week, though, we won&#8217;t have work due on Monday, since we&#8217;re just getting started.)\u00a0 Just because those are the due dates, doesn&#8217;t mean you have to wait until then to finish and submit the work.\u00a0 The reason for multi-day interval is so that you can use the full time between due dates to complete tasks.\u00a0 You&#8217;re always encouraged to turn in work early to avoid any last-minute glitches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">In Week 1&#8217;s module, we&#8217;re laying the conceptual groundwork for the course.\u00a0 We&#8217;re investigating exactly what research is, and particularly scholarly research.\u00a0 We all do research in our personal lives already&#8211;we&#8217;ll tap into those skills to build our academic prowess now.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 120%\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;color: #993366\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 120%\">Learning Outcomes<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff\">At the end of this week, you should be able to:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n<ol>\n<li>Create and share a completed Google Doc, using Google Drive, with editing enabled<\/li>\n<li>Use the discussion forum to make an original post and submit replies to other students<\/li>\n<li>Identify research types<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate the difference between a &#8220;homework&#8221; question and a &#8220;research&#8221; question<\/li>\n<li>Identify the thesis of an assigned reading for summary purposes<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate &#8220;reading to write effectively&#8221; skills<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>For Further Practice<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">These sources are just suggestions for further exploration.\u00a0 Use them at your discretion. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Writing Commons Open Text, &#8220;Research Primer&#8221;\u00a0 <a>http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/research-methods-methodologies\/research-primer<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Steven D. Krause, &#8220;Academic Research Writing: What Is It?&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ENGL002-1.1.1-AcademicResearchWriting.pdf\">http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ENGL002-1.1.1-AcademicResearchWriting.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Finally, just for fun, a humorous overview of what an argument is (and is not!):<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/youtu.be\/kQFKtI6gn9Y<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Week 2<\/h2>\n<p class=\"page-title\">Now that we&#8217;ve got the fundamental ideas of what research is, broadly speaking, now it&#8217;s time to apply those ideas to a project of our very own.\u00a0 As noted in the Research Essay Project Overview, you will be writing an extensive, persuasive, research-based essay of your own this quarter.\u00a0 This week, we&#8217;ll play with ideas for possible topics, and settle on one to pursue.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n<p>At the end of this week, you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Brainstorm potential topics appropriate for this course&#8217;s assignment.<\/li>\n<li>Use initial research to answer preliminary questions (&#8220;homework questions&#8221;) you have about a topic.<\/li>\n<li>Draft a working thesis statement on a topic of your choice.<\/li>\n<li>Analyze a source pertaining to your chosen topic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>FOR FURTHER PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<p><em>These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.\u00a0\u00a0 Use them at your discretion.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cornell Library, &#8220;How to Find and Develop a Viable Research Topic&#8221;: <a>http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/How-to-find-and-develop-a-viable-research-topic.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Saylor Open Course, &#8220;Mapping a Concept: Sites to Get you Started&#8221;: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ENGL002-1-3-4-Mapping-a-Concept.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ENGL002-1-3-4-Mapping-a-Concept.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Saylor Open Course, &#8220;Webbing&#8221;:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Saylor.org ENGL002: &quot;Webbing&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rhuoarTozf8?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Week 3<\/h2>\n<p>This week introduces one big hurdle in getting the rest of the quarter&#8217;s work moving: deciding on a topic to pursue.\u00a0 Hopefully you&#8217;ve had some time to weigh your options, and you&#8217;ve found the perfect match that will keep you motivated and interested.<\/p>\n<div id=\"folder_descr\" class=\"folder_descr\">\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n<p>After you&#8217;ve found your topic, the rest of the week is entirely about preparing your\u00a0Source Evaluation Essay.\u00a0 Because of this, the module is a little more full than previous ones, containing weblinks and sample documents.<\/p>\n<p>Three former students&#8217; essays are included in this module.\u00a0 These samples are offered NOT as examples of perfect writing&#8211;you&#8217;ll probably spot small errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citation as you look over them.\u00a0 They ARE, however, good illustrations of the options of conclusions that are available to you as you make your determinations about your own particular source.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n<p>At the end of this week, you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Formulate initial thesis statement for your own persuasive essay<\/li>\n<li>Punctuate material that appears inside quotation marks in a source correctly, when using it in your own writing<\/li>\n<li>Identify potential bias within a source<\/li>\n<li>Compare a source&#8217;s thesis to your own working research project thesis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>FOR FURTHER PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<p><em>These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.\u00a0\u00a0 Use them at your discretion.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reading for Thinking &#8211; Online Practice: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.laflemm.com\/RfT\/Practice\/RfTPracticeBias2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Detecting Bias<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/fair.org\/take-action-now\/media-activism-kit\/how-to-detect-bias-in-news-media\/\" target=\"_blank\">FAIR: How to Detect Bias in News Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Purdue&#8217;s Online Writing Lab, <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/619\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Paraphrase: Write it in your own Words&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/grammar.ccc.commnet.edu\/grammar\/quizzes\/quotes_quiz.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Quotation Mark Practice Quiz<span class=\"screenreader-only\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Week 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"folder_descr\">\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">The source evaluation is Priority 1 this week; the final draft will be due Monday night.\u00a0 Once that&#8217;s done, we&#8217;ll take what we did in extended form for that essay, and shrink it down to apply to many more sources.<\/div>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n<p>The Annotated Bibliography will be our next big step towards completing the Research Essay Project, and it will ask you to find, evaluate, and cite a number of sources.\u00a0 You can incorporate the sources you&#8217;ve found so far and turned in for earlier assignments, so you won&#8217;t be starting from scratch.\u00a0 It will be due in Week 6.<\/p>\n<p>The other new element this week will be the &#8220;Discovery Draft&#8221; as a way to get the ball rolling on the research essay text.\u00a0 This is a very free-wheeling assignment.\u00a0 All I ask is that you dedicate <strong>one solid hour<\/strong> this week to work on your research project, in the form of this discovery draft.\u00a0 Make sure to build time into your schedule to do this.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n<p>At the end of this week, you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Provide an in-depth evaluation of a potential source for your research project<\/li>\n<li>Recognize differences between APA &amp; MLA citation styles<\/li>\n<li>Brainstorm content, sources, and organizational ideas for your research project<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>FOR FURTHER PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<p><em>These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.\u00a0\u00a0 Use them at your discretion.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Writing Spaces, &#8220;Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources&#8221;:\u00a0<span class=\"instructure_file_link_holder link_holder\"><span class=\"instructure_scribd_file_holder link_holder\"><a class=\"\" title=\"Reading Games_Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/lumen.instructure.com\/courses\/372134\/files\/29505128\/download\"><span class=\"instructure_file_link_holder link_holder\"><span class=\"instructure_scribd_file_holder link_holder\">Reading Games_Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Saylor Open Course, &#8220;Research and Critical Reading&#8221;: <span class=\"instructure_file_link_holder link_holder\"><span class=\"instructure_scribd_file_holder link_holder\"><a class=\"\" title=\"Research-and-Critical-Reading.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/lumen.instructure.com\/courses\/372134\/files\/29505126\/download?wrap=1\">http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Research-and-Critical-Reading.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Week\u00a05<\/h2>\n<p>Time always accelerates towards the end of the quarter, and pressure from all courses you&#8217;re taking is rising.\u00a0 Keep your balance as best you can, because some significant projects will be due in this time.\u00a0 Let me highlight the good news, though: the big projects you&#8217;ll be turning in are cumulative, building on what&#8217;s come before.<\/p>\n<p>The first version of a rough draft is due this week, to reach at least 1000 words.\u00a0 This can come directly from work you&#8217;ve done in the Discovery Draft and other assignments, to get you rolling.\u00a0 What this looks like doesn&#8217;t matter; it&#8217;s all about getting words on the page.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the week will be devoted to preparing the Annotated Bibliography.\u00a0 The &#8220;annotation&#8221; paragraphs that follow each source&#8217;s citations are like mini versions of the Source Evaluation essay, with a little summary thrown in.\u00a0 You should be well-versed in these skills by now, and can quickly assess the relative value of each source on this list.\u00a0 Remember, they don&#8217;t all have to be keepers.\u00a0 This list is to value the whole research process, and we expect you to find a lot of junk along with the good stuff.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n<p>At the end of this week, you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Analyze potential audiences for a project and select an appropriate one<\/li>\n<li>Write a rough draft of your research essay<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>FOR FURTHER PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<p><em>These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.\u00a0\u00a0 Use them at your discretion.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earlham College Libraries: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/library.earlham.edu\/content.php?pid=395290\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;How to Write Annotations&#8221;<span class=\"screenreader-only\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PBWorks: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/lib102.pbworks.com\/w\/page\/16100525\/E3%20Writing%20Evaluative%20Annotations\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Writing Evaluative Annotations&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Week 6<\/h2>\n<p>The Annotated Bibliography is due at the beginning of the week.\u00a0 This is just a &#8220;snapshot&#8221; of your research at this point in time.\u00a0 You can continue to find new and different sources, and the ones you use in your final essay won&#8217;t necessarily have to come exclusively from this list.<\/p>\n<p>Outlining is extremely important, especially with longer projects.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hard to remember what you 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target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Writing Effective Introductions and Conclusions&#8221;<span class=\"screenreader-only\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Grammar-Quizzes.com: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.grammar-quizzes.com\/intros.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Introductions: Writing four types&#8221;\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Week 8<\/h2>\n<p>Almost there!\u00a0 The<strong> final draft of the research essay<\/strong> will be due by <strong>Monday<\/strong> at midnight, and the Cover Letter assignment will be due <strong>Wednesday<\/strong> at midnight.\u00a0 That cover letter is just describing your writing experience, so it won&#8217;t ask you anything challenging&#8230;hopefully it will be the easiest thing you do this week.\u00a0It&#8217;s our version of a final exam.<\/p>\n<div class=\"folder_descr\">\n<div class=\"normalSpan\">\n<p>I know I&#8217;ve pushed you hard all quarter long, but you&#8217;ve successfully met every challenge I&#8217;ve thrown at 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