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Teaching CO130 Academic Writing

Course Overview

Rationale for the Course

Goals for the Course

Portfolios - Overview

Unit 1: Personal and Academic Writing

Unit 2: Using Sources

Unit 3: Reflecting on Writing

Suggested Grading Breakdown

Suggested Weekly Outline

Suggested Text: "Frame Work"

Alternative Texts

Working with International Students

Writing Assignments

Unit 2 - Discourse Analysis

Unit 2 - Source Evaluation

Unit 2 - Position Paper

Teaching Materials

Detailed Syllabi

Supplemental Readings

Portfolio Considerations

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Suggested Text: Frame Work

Frame Work: Culture, Storytelling, and College Writing. Gary Colombo, Bonnie Lisle, and Sandra Mano. Bedford Books, 1997.

To look at potential strengths and weaknesses of the text for our students, click on the first two options below. To look more closely at readings for specific assignments, click on the next three links.

Disadvantages/Caveats

For the Personal Essay

For the Summary and Response Using Personal Experience Essays

For Discourse Analysis

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