Academic Writing in English

1 Your Goal : The Research PaperWhat is a Research Paper?Questions for Classroom DiscussionWriting Assignment : Setting OutYour Journal2 Knowing Your Audience and Writing Clearly2.1 Register, Formal and Informal Writing2.2 Writing Clearly,Simply and DirectlyReading=George Orwell on the English LanguageClassroom Exercise=Register and Good WritingWriting Assignment : Revising SentencesYour Journal3 Review. Common Errors of Grammar, Usage and Punctuation3.1 The Basics3.2 Remedial Grammar Review3.3 Reviewing Grammar and Usage:Common Questions and Errors3.4 Commonly Confused WordsClassroom Exercise : Grammar ReviewWriting AssignmentYour Journal4 Evidence and Logic:Critical Thinking for Writers4.1 Evidence and Analysis4.2 Logical Fallacies to AvoidQuestions for Classroom Discussion:Evidence and AnalysisWriting Assignment : Logical FallaciesYour Journal5 Introduction to Research:Online and Library Resources5.1 Internet Research5.2 Research Exercise : Library ResearchQuestions for Classroom DiscussionWriting Assignment : Research ExerciseInternet AssignmentYour Journal6 What Should You Write About?6.1 Choosing a Topic6.2 Posing a Research Question6.3 Discovering the ThesisClassroom Exercise : Thesis StatementsQuestions for Classroom DiscussionWriting Assignment:Potential Paper TopicsYour Journal7 Using and Acknowledging Sources7.1 Primary Sources7.2 Secondary Sources7.3 Tertiary Sources7.4 Citation7.5 APA Citation Guidelines and ExamplesClassroom Exercises. CitationsWriting Assignment:Reporting Initial ResearchYour Journal8 Identifying and Avoiding Plagiarism8.1 What is Plagiarism?8.2 Citing to Avoid PlagiarismQuizQuestions for Classroom DiscussionWriting Assignment. Why Plagiarize?Your Journal9 Planning Your Research and Preparing Your ManuscriptManuscript StyleQuestions for Classroom DiscussionWriting Assignment:Your Research PlanYour Journal10 Prewriting:Focusing and Expanding Your Topic10.1 Prewriting10.2 Introduction to Peer ReviewClassroom Exercise:Initial Peer ReviewWriting Assignment : PrewritingYour Journal11 Writing the First DraftWhat is a First Draft?Option One:Traditional Essay FormatOption Two:Drafting Using an OutlineOption Three:Outlines with DeadlinesClassroom Discussion: Drafting MethodWriting Assignment:The First DraftYour Journal12 Revision and Peer Review, Part I12.1 Revising,Editing and Proofreading12.2 Post-Draft Outlining12.3 Peer Review and Draft WorkshopsQuestions for Classroom DiscussionClassroom Exercise:Post-Draft Outlining (The Full-Paper Level)Writing Assignment:Post-Draft Outlining (The Paragraph Level)Classroom Exercise and Writing Assignment:First-Draft WorkshopYour Journal13 Writing the Second Draft13.1 Research and Structure13.2 Writing Introductions13.3 Writing ConclusionsClassroom Exercises:Critics and SignpostsWriting Assignment A : IntroductionsWriting Assignment B:The Second DraftYour Journal14 Revision and Peer Review, Part II14.1 Revision:From Second to Final Draft14.2 The Paramedic Method of Revision :Classroom Exercise: Applying the Paramedic MethodWriting Assignment:Applying the Paramedic MethodClassroom Exercise and Writing Assignment:Second-Draft Work,shopYour Journal15 Proofreading and the Final Draft15.1 Punctuation Review15.2 Proofreading for Style and GrammarClassroom Exercise : Revision SuggestionsClassroom Discussion:Reflecting on the Drafting ProcessWriting Assignment:The Final DraftYour Journal