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English 185: Seminar in Exposition and Argument

English 185: Seminar in Exposition and Argument. English 185: Our Course Goals. Introduction to the Skills Necessary for Good Writing: Critical Reading Framing Arguments for Different Purposes and Audiences Mechanics Style Research. The Assignment Sequence.

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English 185: Seminar in Exposition and Argument

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  1. English 185: Seminar in Exposition and Argument

  2. English 185: Our Course Goals Introduction to the Skills Necessary for Good Writing: Critical Reading Framing Arguments for Different Purposes and Audiences Mechanics Style Research

  3. The Assignment Sequence Adapted from Behrens & Rosen, Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum • Summary • Critique • Explanatory Synthesis • Annotated Bibliography • Argument Synthesis • Analysis

  4. What do our students write about? Themed Readings Animal Rights Media & Consumerism Literary Monsters The Millennial Generation Strongly/Loosely/Not Connected to Students’ FYE Topic

  5. How We Work to Improve Student Writing Emphasis on Revision Peer Review Conferencing Marking Papers Blend of “Global” and “Local” Issues Global Organization Thesis Statements Argument Local Grammar Mechanics

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