English 1302: Composition II

Table of Contents

• Readings

• • Mark Twain
  • Writing in College (SUNY) — textbook source
  • Elements of a Short Story
  • Sources for Non-Fiction
  • Mike Bunn: “How to Read Like a Writer” (article)
  • Process of Research Writing – Krause (Textbook)

• GUIDE to WRITING (handbook)

• Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION to COURSE

• • 1.B: What Activities will be Assigned?
  • 1.A: ENGL 1302 Course Description & Objectives

• Chapter 2: OUR READING and WRITING PROCESSES

• • Reflection: An Introduction
  • 2.A: Reflection Journal — What Kind of Reader am I?
  • 2.B: What is Critical Reading?
  • 2.C What is the Connection between Critical Reading and Writing?
  • 2.D: Strategies to Connect Reading and Writing
  • 2.E: Reflection Journal #2: – – What is my Relationship with Writing?
  • 2.F: Rhetoric & its Principles (a review)
  • 2.G: Rhetoric & Research Writing

• Chapter 3: The BASICS of RESEARCH & RESEARCH QUESTIONS

• • 3.A: Reflection Journal – – What Research Have I Done Lately?
  • 3.B: Research Writing as Conversation
  • 3.C: What is Research? A Research Question?
  • 3.D: Research Versus Types of Source-Based Writing
  • 3.E: What is Academic Research Writing?
  • 3.F: Finding Sources: Using the Library versus the Internet for Research (guidelines)
  • 3.G: Types of Library & Internet Sources
  • 3.H: Evaluating Sources
  • 3.I: Understanding Bias

• Chapter 4: THESIS STATEMENTS

• • 4.A: Five Ways of Looking at a Thesis
  • 4.B: Formulating a Thesis (Strategy 1)
  • 4.C: Formulating a Thesis (Strategy 2) – Guptill

• Chapter 5: ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES for EFFECTIVE WRITING

• • 5.A: Prewriting Strategies
  • 5.B: Choosing A Manageable Research Topic (video)
  • 5.C: Considering the Audience
  • 5.D: Outlining
  • 5.E: Introductions
  • 5.F: Conclusions
  • 5.G: Writing Effective Paragraphs – Guptill
  • 5.H Revising & Editing
  • 5.I: Cohesion: What do People Mean When They Say My Writing Doesn’t “Flow”?
  • 5.J: How to Write a Summary

• Chapter 6: INTEGRATING SOURCES EFFECTIVELY & ETHICALLY

• • 6.A: When to Quote & When to Paraphrase
  • 6.B: When to Use Quotation Marks
  • 6.C: Using Direct Quotes Effectively
  • 6. D: Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
  • 6.E: Using Sources Effectively (Guptill)

• Extras (Pages that other instructors created that can be used; not for student viewing)

• Instructor Resources