Writing 1E: Approaches to University Writing for Engineers
Course Schedule
Meeting dates: |
Tuesdays and Thursdays 26 September – 06 December 2019 (Fall quarter) |
Meeting location/time: |
TR 4:00 – 5:50, HSSB 1210 (Enroll Code #50906) |
Office hours: |
Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00 – 3:00, and by appointment. |
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Academic Calendar
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*NOTE: Critical deadlines are listed in red; holidays are listed in yellow.
Week 0
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Thursday 26 SEP 2019 |
Course overview: requirements, assignments, grading and schedule APT writing: audience, purpose, tone. Writing sample (ungraded) |
(None) |
Week 1
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Tuesday 01 OCT 2019 |
Lecture: "Literacy, past present and future." Translatable and untranslatable words and concepts Engineering professional societies as discourse communities
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Bring writing journal, Hacker text, and Starting Lines to class. Reading: See Readings link. Log into Handshake |
| Wednesday 03 OCT 2019 |
Drop deadline for Writing 1E by 5:00 p.m. via GOLD |
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| Thursday 03 OCT 2019 |
Library orientation CRAP test evaluation form |
Reading: See Readings link. |
Week 2
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Tuesday 08 OCT 2019 |
Lecture: "Summaries in a Nutshell" Summarizing information and writing summaries Journal Writing Assignment #B |
Reading: See Readings link. CRAP evaluation form of sources ***Journals due*** |
| Thursday 10 OCT 2019 |
Constructing arguments: hypotheses, conclusions, claims and premises. Journal Writing Assignment #C |
Journal Writing Assignment #B |
Week 3
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Tuesday 15 OCT 2019 |
"Care and Feeding of Your Thesis" |
Reading: See Readings link. Journal Writing Assignment #C ***Journals due*** |
| Thursday 17 OCT 2019 |
In-class peer reviews of Paper #1 (introductory paragraph, plus first half). BRING ONE EXTRA COPY TO CLASS FOR PEER REVIEW. |
Paper #1 (first half) |
Week 4
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Tuesday 22 OCT 2019 |
Critiques: Assignment #2 and prewriting strategies for writing critiques Outlining strategies and the drafting process Journal Writing Assignment #D |
Reading: See Readings link. Paper #1 (complete draft) ***Journals due*** |
| Thursday 24 OCT 2019 |
Using numeric data with text Journal Writing Assignment #E |
Reading: See Readings link. Journal Writing Assignment #D |
Week 5
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Tuesday 29 OCT 2019 |
Designing graphics and integrating them into text |
***Journals due*** |
| Thursday 31 OCT 2019 |
Team-based journaling exercise: Journal Writing Assignment #F |
Journal Writing Assignment #E |
Week 6
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Tuesday 05 NOV 2019 |
Review of Paper #2 Constructing robust arguments Paper #3: Persuasive essay Journal Writing Assignment #G |
Paper #2 rough draft NOTE: bring two copies to class Journal Writing Assignment #F ***Journals due***
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| Thursday 07 NOV 2019 |
Lecture" "What is an argument?" Selection of paper topics for Paper #3 |
Paper #2 (final draft) |
Week 7
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Tuesday 12 NOV 2019 |
Paper #3: final prompts and outlining in class
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Bring a proposed prompt for Paper #3 to class. ***Journals due*** |
| Thursday 14 NOV 2019 |
Priming and framing |
Journal Writing Assignment #G |
Week 8
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Tuesday 19 NOV 2019 |
Barriers to STEM understanding Prompts and instructions for Paper #3
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| Thursday 21 NOV 2019 |
In-class work on Paper #3 |
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Week 9
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Tuesday 26 NOV 2019 |
Final preparation of papers: completion of sources and citation formats. |
Paper #3 rough draft due [*Bring two copies to class] |
| Thursday 28 NOV 2019 |
***UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY*** |
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| Friday 29 NOV 2019 |
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Week 10
Day/Date |
Topic(s) |
Coursework Due |
| Tuesday 03 DEC 2019 |
Polish edits for Papers #1, 2 and 3 |
Journal Writing Assignment #H ***Journals due*** |
| Thursday 05 DEC 2019 |
Portfolio reviews Instructor eval |
Paper #3 final draft due |
| Friday 06 DEC 2019 5:00 p.m. |
Fall quarter instruction ends. Deadline for all assignment drafts. Deliver to South Hall 1523, or leave in the blue dropbox outside of South Hall 3422. |
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