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COMPOSITION II - COM102/1 Spring 2024
Course
Anthony Marais
COM 102 develops the writing skills taught in COM 101: It hones the student’s ability to think critically and originally; consolidates their ability to make appropriate stylistic choices with regard to specific purpose, register and genre, and it reiterates the stages of the writing process. Moreover, COM 102 concentrates on developing the skills required to produce a substantial academic research paper. These include: critical reading and research, formulating and supporting a thesis, incorporating credible sources and properly employing citation and bibliographic techniques.
Here is the course outline:
1. Rhetoric
Feb 12
Concision, Prewriting, Citation Styles, Prototype Semantics, Isocrates’ Didactic Approach, “Bullshit” in academic writing |
2. Analytical Reading
Feb 19
Text analysis, In-Text Citations, Thesis Statements vs. Claims, Academic Ethos |
3. Prewriting
Feb 26
Drafting an Extended Outline, Film Screening (to be announced) |
4. Citation Styles
Mar 4
Online Databases, Boolean Operators, Types of Research, Peer Review |
5. Information Literacy
Mar 11
Online Databases, The CRAAP Test, The Academy of Sciences Library |
6. Referencing
Mar 18
Quoting, Text Analysis, Compiling a List of References |
7. Plagiarism
Apr 8
Types of Plagiarism, Paraphrasing |
8. Select a Topic
Apr 12
Thesis Statements and Claims, The Oscar Wilde Taste Test |
9. Working Bibliography
Apr 15
Aphorisms about Conciseness, Citation Styles, Quotations, Editing Exercise |
10. Extended Outline
Apr 22
Examining Sample Papers, Formatting, Long Quotations |
11. Drafting
Apr 29
Final Paper Checklist, Editing Exercise, Peer Review |
12. Peer Review
May 6
Hyphens-Italics-Capitals, In-Class Peer Evaluation |
13. Final Paper Defense
May 13
Presentation and Defense of Research Papers |