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Week 10: Strategies in Completing a Research Essay

Your research paper is due no later than March 23. In the final two weeks of the course, you will be revising, editing, and proof reading this essay.

Look at the file called Finding What Works in Writing a Research Essay for a list of concerns and questions to guide you through final revisions, final self assessments of the research and writing process, and making sure you have the right format. If in doubt, send me an email with your questions.

Learning objectives: to assess various drafts of an essay and decide which one to go with in the final revision; to distinguish between the separate steps of revising, ediitng, and proof reading; to demonstrate understanding of how to resequence and rewrite sections of your essay; to edit and proof read effectively

Reading: "Google Never Forgets: A Cautionary Tale" (p.342 ff.); sources for your essay; style guides from University of Victoria and UCW (library resources); A Writer's Handbook (posted file for this course)

Go back to the section in your textbook called evaluating sources (p. 152). The information you present must be relevant, current, and reliable. Since the writing and research process is recursive (like a circle you keep going around, instead of linear), it is not too late to add or subtract sources or even search for a key piece of information.

As you prepare the final draft of the research essay, check to see if you have made adequate use of transitional words and phrases between sentences and paragraphs. Look at page 104 in your textbook. Often one of the last aspects of editing is adding these so that the essay has a smooth flow.

Writing: complete research essay and submit it; practice grammar exercises

DQ

What is the main source or pattern of persuasion in the essay called "Google Never Forgets"? Is it logical or emothional appear, or does the writer rely on personal experience to persuade?