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About Writing: A Guide by Robin Jeffrey  https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/aboutwriting  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Course  Description

This course helps students develop transferable writing skills by exploring the steps involved in the writing process through various rhetorical modes:  narration ,  persuasion ,  compare / contrast , and argument. Students will write and  revise  approximately 12 pages as a requirement for the course, as well as critically review the work of professionals and peers. The importance of both global and sentence-level  revision  is highlighted throughout the course, as students are encouraged to consider  revising  their work for enhanced readability. Students also learn effective and ethical research techniques, utilizing the  Modern Language Association 's ( MLA -Version 8) formatting recommendations.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

· State a purpose and stick with it--providing appropriate  evidence  and details as needed by the  genre , purpose,  style  and  audience .

· Organize an essay into a well-written  introduction , body, and  conclusion .

· Identify and compose the following types of writing: narrative,  persuasion ,  exploratory ,  compare / contrast , and argument.

· Consider the rhetorical nuances of writing and how these considerations play out in writing:  audience , form, purpose, and  style .

· Understand and explore the rhetorical purposes and best case scenarios for  summarizing ,  paraphrasing , and/or utilizing direct quotations.

· Curate appropriate primary and  secondary sources  in order to develop an understanding of a chosen issue and to define an idea and persuade a  reader .

· Analyze and evaluate the validity of the various kinds of reading materials.

· Explore and analyze both  reader  and professional writings, as they relate to course topics and assignments.

· Develop a clear and precise vocabulary about what works and what needs to work in a particular piece of writing by participating in critical reading review.

· Give credit to sources when credit is due using the  Modern Language Association 's ( MLA 's) format and  style  guide.

· Successfully  revise  and proofread all aspects of an essay.

· Throughout all stages of the writing process, demonstrate control over  language :  grammar ,  mechanics , and  tone .

MLA  Research Guidelines and Formatting

This course follows the research guidelines of the  Modern Language Association  ( MLA ). These guidelines are reflected in the  MLA  Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (8th ed.). 

Academic Honesty

Academic honesty is expected of all students. 

To reflect academic honesty, students must:

· Submit only their own work.

· Use quotations and citations to indicate words taken from another source.

· Cite  instances of  paraphrasing  (rewording) information.

· Cite  ideas or examples that are not general knowledge.

Important Course-Related Terms

In this course, different terms are used to designate tasks:

· Tutoring : memberships include online  tutoring  for students to access with any content/ subject  related questions in the place of faculty. If your tutor is not able to answer your questions please contact a student advisor.

· Graded Exercises: Informal writing opportunities or quizzes. These are graded for completion.

· Writing Assignment*: A written piece that will be submitted for a grade when the final draft is complete. Your final grade for each assignment is calculated from the raw score provided from. If you have any questions about your calculated Assignment grade, please contact your course advisor. Writing exercises and assignments may only be submitted as .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .txt files.

· Graded Quiz: A graded online assessment.

*Each Graded Writing Assignment must be completed to complete this course.

Course Evaluation Criteria

Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher. 

There are a total of 1000 points in the course:

All required assignments must be submitted in order to be issued a transcript.

Topic	Assessment	Points Available
1	Graded Exercise: Academic Honesty Quiz	40
1	Graded Exercise: Setting an Intention  Activity	20
2	Writing Assignment: The Personal Narrative	225
3	Writing Assignment: The Persuasive Letter	225
4	Writing Assignment: The  Compare / Contrast  Essay	225
5	Writing Assignment: The Argumentative Essay	225
6	Graded Exercise: Revisiting Your Intention	20
6	Graded Exercise: Final Self-Assessment	20
Total		1000

Topic	Lesson Topic	Subtopics	Objectives
1	Course  Introduction		· Review the Course · Review the Academic Honesty Policy · Assess understanding of  plagiarism  and academic honesty
2	Getting Started		· Set an  Intention
3	Writing Assignment 1 - The Personal Narrative	· Telling a story · Story format · Story development · Transition s · Character  description · Sensory details/ imagery · Dialogue	· Review and engage content as necessary · Draft and  edit  the Personal Narrative · Participate in optional draft review through ·   reader review ,  tutoring  and the writing center · Submit your Personal Narrative for evaluation
4	Writing Assignment 2 - The Persuasive Letter	· Persuasive writing · Rhetorical situation · Thesis / claim  development · Language / audience / tone · Appeals:  logos ,  pathos ,  ethos · Persuasive vs argument writing · Organization · Topic sentences	· Review and engage content as necessary · Draft and  edit  the Persuasive Letter · Participate in optional draft review through  reader review ,  tutoring  and the writing center · Submit your Persuasive Letter for evaluation

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Course Wrap-Up

· Analyze course intention · Final self-assessment

Appendices

Appendix A	Lessons on Writing
Appendix B	Revision and Proofreading Tools
Appendix C	Formatting and Submitting Your Work
Appendix D	Procuring and Citing Sources

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Appendix A	Lessons on Writing
Appendix B	Revision and Proofreading Tools
Appendix C	Formatting and Submitting Your Work
Appendix D	Procuring and Citing Sources

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