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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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Unit 3: Reflecting on Writing

In Unit 3, students will apply the analytical skills they have developed in the previous two units to their own writing by re-evaluating a previously "completed" class essay of their choice and reflecting on their learning process throughout the semester.

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Writing Assignment

Goals and Skills in this Unit

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