Assignments

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The assignments in this course are openly licensed, and are available as-is, or can be modified to suit your students’ needs.

If you import this course into your learning management system (Blackboard, Canvas, etc.), the assignments will automatically be loaded into the assignment tool. They can be used as is, modified, or removed. You can preview them below:

Assignments and Alignment
Assignment Module
Assignment: Summary: Sustaining Our Commonwealth of Nature and Knowledge Module 1: Summary
Assignment: Summary: Zombies Module 1: Summary
Discussion: What Research Have You Done Lately? Module 3: What Is Research?
Discussion: Was Your Recent Writing Project Research Writing or Source-Based Writing? Module 3: What Is Research?
Assignment: Reading Notebook #1 Module 3: What Is Research?
Assignment: Source Evaluation Essay Module 3: What Is Research?
Assignment: Research Question Task Module 4: Research Questions
Discussion: Potential Topics Module 4: Research Questions
Assignment: Three Research Topic Ideas Module 6: Prewriting
Assignment: Topic and Working Thesis Module 7: Thesis Statements
Assignment: Reading Notebook Entry #2 Module 7: Thesis Statements
Assignment: Investigating Your Source Module 8: Evaluating Sources
Assignment: Practice Quoting Module 9: Integrating Sources
Discussion: Practice Paraphrasing Module 9: Integrating Sources
Assignment: Signalling/Paraphrasing/Quoting Module 9: Integrating Sources
Assignment: MLA & APA Game Response Module 10: Citing Sources
Assignment: Five Potential Sources Module 10: Citing Sources
Assignment: Reading Notebook Entry #3 Module 10: Citing Sources
Discussion: Annotated Bibliography Practice Module 11: Annotated Bibliographies
Assignment: Annotated Bibliography Module 11: Annotated Bibliographies
Discussion: Argument/Counterargument Module 12: Structure and Outlining
Discussion: Post-Draft Outline Module 12: Structure and Outlining
Assignment: Reading Notebook Entry #5 Module 12: Structure and Outlining
Discussion: Establishing Intended Audience Module 13: Determining Audience
Assignment: Personal Reflection Module 17: Reflective Learning

The following assignments will also be preloaded (into the assignment or discussion-board tool) in your learning management system if you import the course. They can be at a variety of points during the course, and as such they are loaded in at the bottom of your course. They can be used as is, modified, or removed. You can preview them below: