Teaching CO130 Academic Writing

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You have choices, of coures, about the specific assignments you collect in the portfolios, but we present this breakdown as a general guideline for weighing elements of the course.

Unit 1 Portfolio: Personal and Academic Writing (6 pages of revised prose) - 30%
Personal Essay
Summary
Response Using Personal Experience

Unit 2 Portfolio: Using Sources (8 pages of revised prose) - 40%
Source Evaluation
Response Using Sources

Unit 3: Reflecting on Your Writing - 10%
Course Postscript

Homework, Attendance, Participation - 20%