8/29 – 8/31
Contents
Overview
Successful writers commonly describe production of an essay as a birthing process. It begins at conception, within the mind. They describe themselves as parenting such essays through a gestation period whereby essays emerge as discrete recognizable forms. They then enter into an “editorial” process whereby they remove the “after birth” to refines this work of art so that its audiences appreciate it. This introductory chapter demonstrates this birthing process as it relates to producing academic essays. The unit covers:
- The Writing Process;
- Brainstorming;
- Five Paragraph Essays;
- Thesis Statements;
- Itineraries;
- Revising;
- Fact Checking;
- Proofreading.
Review these concepts as background for completing the four assigned essays for this course.
Unit Schedule
Links are provided for easy access to articles mentioned throughout the schedule. Feel free to print them, if necessary.
| Session | Topics | ASSIGNMENT |
| 8/29 | Introductions
Syllabus Introduction to OER Term Assignments, Class Participation |
Review the course syllabus. |
| 8/31 | A Writing Process
Brainstorming The Five-Paragraph Essay,
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INTRODUCTION TO WRITING AS A PROCESS |
| Thesis Statements,
Sample Essay Outlines, Fact Checking Editing and Proofreading |
THESIS STATEMENTS AND ITINERARIES |
