Week Two - Academic reading and writing
Before class this week, please check out the following links for academic reading and writing.
ResourcesReading Strategies:
1. From University of Toronto: Using your textbook 2. From Princeton University: Active Reading Strategies Writing Strategies:
1. From University of Toronto: Narrowing down your research focus 2. From University of Toronto: Research Proposal Example 3. From University of Toronto: How Not to Plagiarize 4. From OWL Writing Center: Sample APA formatted paper |
Assignments2-3 Page Academic Paper
As part of the course grade, students are expected to research and write a 2-3 page academic paper. The writing process will be broken up into 3 parts:
This paper will count towards 20% of students' final grades. It will be graded on content richness, organization, vocabulary and grammatical accuracy, as well as adherence to formal writing conventions. |