Today, please email me (or comment here as a response to this post) a potential research topic that you could research for your Reflective Annotated Bibliography (Unit 2), and then … Read More
Category: Major Assignments
UNIT THREE: WRITING IN A NEW GENRE (and reaching your audience!)
At the end of Unit 2, we asked the question: What is the most important thing you learned and … Read More
UNIT TWO: REFLECTIVE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
In order to explain Unit 2, we have to talk about Units 2 + 3 together first, because you’ll use the research you do … Read More
![Flow Chart. Central idea: Choosing Paragraph Patterns. Radiating from top right: Narration - introduction, to tell a story that makes a point, to give background on people or event, to show sequence of events. Process - to show steps of action, to explain how to do something. Example/Illustration - to clarify a point or concept, to give a picture or specific instance, to make the abstract real. Analogy - to compare scenarios, to compare to a settled outcome, to compare one event to another very different one. Definition - to clarify meaning, to set foundation of argument, to give background. Comparison/contrast - to draw distinction between items, to find common ground. Description - to give details, to create a picture. Cause/effect - to lead from one item to another, to argue logic of evidence of action. Classification/Division - to put items in categories, to clarify comparison of items in a category, to divide items by characteristics.](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/courses-images/wp-content/uploads/sites/107/2016/07/28135459/6002095134_bd694990c6_o.png)
EDUCATION
UNIT ONE: EDUCATION NARRATIVE
In this unit, you’ll have a chance to discuss your educational journey and goals, in whatever way you want to define “education.” We’ll look at … Read More
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Course Description
This is a course in effective essay writing and basic research techniques including use of the library. Readings are assigned for classroom discussion and as a basis for … Read More