Texts:
Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say, I Say: The
Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, 2nd edition.
Lewis, Michael. The Blind Side.
You will choose one additional book from a list to be made
available in class.
Course Requirements:
Portfolio (20 pages finished writing,
may include blog)
70%
1 thoroughly revised introduction
2 academic essays (3-5 pp. each)
1 persuasive text
Multigenre project
1 end-of-semester reflection [may be incorporated in blog
or notebook]
In-class essays: beginning & end of semester
Evidence of research
Evidence of revision
Evidence of peer response and/or self-assessment
Blog & writer’s notebook
20%
Reflections, reading responses, exercises, “factoids” or quotations
(information you can use in your writing)
Preparation, participation,
presentation
10%
Shown in attendance, including attending brief individual
conferences in professor’s office and working with Writing
Center tutors as recommended; meeting deadlines; active
engagement in class activities
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Guiding Questions:
What is college-level writing and how does it differ from writing
in high school?
What is “good writing?” (How should it be organized? What makes
opening and closing paragraphs good? What rules are important?)
What is academic writing? (What kind of thesis is appropriate? What
is adequate development? What kind of evidence counts in
academic writing?)
How should a writer incorporate information from outside sources?
How can a writer’s individual writing process and writing quality
be improved?
What is the relationship between reading and writing?
What resources are available to help BC students with their
writing?
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