WRIT 101 Composition: Intro to Academic Writing

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Essay Evaluation
9:30 a.m.        2:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. (updated 11/15)          2:00 p.m. (updated 11/15)

 

Supplemental                           Essay                                   Portfolio and Homework        Power Point
Materials                                   Instructions                        Assignments                            Presentations

 

“How to Say Nothing in 500 Words” Essay 1: Critique Portfolio 1a: Who Am I as a Reader, etc.?
Paragraph Development PPT
"Advertising's Fifteen Basic Appeals"
(vol. 39, no. 3)
Essay 2: Argument Synthesis Portfolio 2: Summary/Paraphrase Writing as a Reader PPT
"Creativity, Creative Strategy, and Copywriting" (pp. 220-47) Midterm Exam   Improving Argumentative Stance
"Art and Layout" (pp. 450-86) Essay 3: Analysis Portfolio 3: MLA Works Cited
MLA Works Cited In-Class Exercise
 

Composition Grading Rubric
Writing Portfolio Midterm Grading Rubric 
Final Exam Prompt Portfolio 4: Explanatory Synthesis  
Writing Portfolio Final Grading Rubric   Portfolio 5: Annotated Bibliography  
       
Peer Review Feedback Form   Portfolio 6: Fallacies of Reasoning  
Developing Paragraphs Handout      
    Portfolio 7: Reflection: Steve Jobs  
Complying with Fair Use  
    Portfolio 8: Reflection: Haden and McCoy  
Logic of an Article      
       
Tell first then explain      
       
Higher Order Writing Concerns      
       
Verbs for Argumentation