ENGL 1020: Interest Areas
Cultural Expression Civic Experience Scientific Exploration
Cultural Expression
Students who choose this area of 1020 will explore facets of high and pop culture:LiteratureDanceMusicGraphic ArtsFilm
Civic Experience
Students who choose this area of 1020 will explore workings of social groups and institutions:BusinessCriminal JusticeHistoryPolitical ScienceEducation
Scientific Exploration
Students who choose this area of 1020 will explore implications of scientific advancement:SciencesPsychology Medicine and HealthTechnology EthicsEnvironmentMath
Course Breakdown and Time Line:
Pod 1 (weeks 1-4): Critical Reading
Pod 2 (weeks 5-6): Annotated Bibliography
Pod 3 (weeks 7-9): Persuasive Proposal (minimum of 1,500 words)
Pod 4 (weeks 10-14): Research Paper (minimum of 2,500 words)
Pod 1 -- Weeks 1-4: Critical Reading
Practice active reading. Accurately summarize readings. Recognize rhetorical strategies employed in
readings. Evaluate effectiveness of rhetorical strategies. Compare material from multiple works in terms
of purpose, argument and audience.
Pod 2 -- Weeks 5-6: Annotated Bibliography
Locate sources. We recommend that students include 10 sources in their bibliographies)
Actively read. Analyze arguments and determine merits. Evaluate validity and reliability of sources. Select sources reflecting diverse approaches to topic. Accurately summarize and evaluate sources. Apply conventions of citation and formatting
appropriate to discipline.
Pod 3 -- Weeks 7-9: Persuasive/Proposal Essay Define a problem to investigate. Categorize the critical arguments which inform the
problem. Identify gaps in current research. Formulate proposed research project/solution. Determine audience. Determine appropriate rhetorical stance. Define form of proposal appropriate to discipline. Draft proposal. Revise, edit and proofread proposal. Must be a minimum of 1,500 words.
Pod 4 -- Weeks 10-14: Research Paper
Conduct additional research necessary for formulation of thesis and argument.
Construct working thesis. Formulate supporting arguments. Assemble and incorporate evidence from secondary
sources. Employ rhetorical strategies appropriate to discipline
and audience. Draft research paper. Revise, edit and proofread research paper. Must be a minimum of 2,500 words.
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