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eng_465--_the_process.pptxENG 465: THE PROCESS
WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION
WEEK 1:Understanding The Assignment
You will need to write about a “hot” (current topic) in your major
You will need at least 20 sources
The paper is about 50 pages
40 pages, 35, 30,25,
The paper has several sections for a total of about 20
What should I know about the sources?
You need
at least 20 different sources
CREDIBLE sources (academic journals preferred)
CURRENT sources (Mostly from the last two years)
Think in Terms of Sections: Not Pages
Research Statement
One sentence
Purpose
One sentence
Background and Significance
One and one half to two pages
What should you know about the process?
I explain each section
I give you a good example of each section
I give a bad example
You write a draft of each section
You UPLOAD the draft AND bring a PAPER COPY to class
You peer edit another student’s paper (and they edit your paper) in class
continued!
What more should you know about the process?
You get 50 points for the draft and peer editing
You put the edited draft in your FOLDER
You make any changes you see fit
You write a brief reflection on the paper and the peer editing process
You hand in the Good Copy, the Draft, and the Reflection on the due date
Continued!
What (even) more should you know about the process?
I grade the good copy based on 100 points
You revise the paper based on my comments
The paper is evaluated as an entire work when all sections are combined at the end
The Final Version of the entire paper is worth250 points
What even (even) more should I know about the process?
