Course description:
This class is meant to build on the composition, critical thinking, and research skills you acquired in English 100. Through an emphasis on analysis, research, and style conventions we will learn to generate elevated and succinct academic papers. Academic fields vary in writing style, and this course will give you the opportunity to research an in issue, problem, or controversy in your field. Throughout the 6 weeks of this term, you will produce various aspects of the research process all related to your chosen topic. You will be expected to develop your own opinion on the topic you choose, and your final project will be a research paper in which you will make a clear argument on your chosen topic.
Course requirements:
- Papers and Assignments: This course will require you to turn in small assignments that will serve as building blocks to your final research paper. These assignments include: a proposal, an annotated bibliography, a lit review, an outline, and two drafts of an 8-10 page research paper.
- Texts: There are no required texts for this section of ENG 200. All readings can be accessed online.
- Other: Regular online access is essential to this course because, in the spirit of processed-base writing and collaboration, we will be doing several online group workshops that will be time-sensitive. All announcements, assignments, readings, resources, and other communications will also be online.