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ENGL 302-BN1: Advanced Composition in the Natural Sciences and Technology
Summer Session B, 2008  George Mason University
Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:30-7:00  Innovation Hall 320

All of the information below is subject to change.  Some smaller writing assignments and daily in-class activities are not listed here.

Monday, June 2

Introduction to course, classroom
Discussion: Writer/audience/purpose
Discussion: Topic for longer paper
Introduction to library resources: WRLC, catalog, database

Wednesday, June 4

Introduction to library resources and terms: library catalog, research database, scholarly, popular, primary, secondary, journal, magazine, search algebra, connectors
DUE via e-mail: Short introduction to yourself and your reasons for choosing your major

Monday, June 9

Introduction to library resources and terms

Wednesday, June 11

DUE VIA E-MAIL (to sberg1@gmu.edu): One-page description of topic for longer paper
Test preparation
Terms test

Monday, June 16

Assigned: Paper #1
Introduction to EndNote
(Endnote downloads and support at http://library.gmu.edu/endnote)

Wednesday, June 18

In-class workshop: Paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting

Monday, June 23

DUE: Draft of explanation/description of development (first part of paper #1) and 4 additional copies
In-class workshop: explanation/description of development

Wednesday, June 25

DUE: Full rough draft of paper #1 (1200+ words) and 4 additional copies
ASSIGNED: Paper #2
Re-take of missed questions on short test

Monday, June 30

In-class discussion: Taking notes on sources for paper #2 (scholarly/popular; primary/secondary/tertiary; writer, audience, purpose)
In-class workshop: Full draft of paper #1
DUE: List of seven or more potential sources for paper #2

Wednesday, July 2

DUE: Paper #1 for provisional grade (including in-text citations and references page)
In-class discussion: "conversation summary"
In-class work: Research for paper #2 and notes on sources for paper #2

Monday, July 7

DUE: draft of "conversation summary" + 4 additional copies
In-class workshop: draft of "conversation summary"

Wednesday, July 9

RETURNED: Paper #1 with provisional grade (IF paper copy submitted on time)
In-class work: run-ons and comma splices, non-restrictive clauses, "that" and "which," transitions
In-class work: Paper #2
DUE: Source notes for Paper #2

Monday, July 14

DUE: Paper #2 for provisional grade
ASSIGNED: Annotations for Endnote bibliography
Discussion of annotated Endnote bibliograpy
In-class work: Bibliography and annotations

Wednesday, July 16 Last class meeting

RETURNED: Paper #2 with provisional grade
Discussion of final draft checklist
Course evaluations, last words, etc.

Monday, July 21

DUE by 4:30 p.m.:  Optional revisions of paper #1 and/or paper #2 and complete annotated Endnote bibliography