University of Waterloo
Department of English Language and Literature
ENGL109 - 781
Introduction to Academic Writing
Fall 2020
Instructor Information:
Name: Diana Moreno Ojeda
Email: dmorenoo@uwaterloo.ca
Office Hours: Available on Teams every Tue. 8:30 am - 9:30 am, and Wed. 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Grade Breakdown
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Activities and Assignments |
Weight (%) |
|---|---|
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Unit 1 Assignment |
10% |
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Unit 2 Assignment |
10% |
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Unit 3 Assignment |
15% |
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Unit Activities (completion grades) |
20% |
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Topic Proposal and Quotation Activity |
5% |
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Summary and Paraphrase Analysis Activity |
5% |
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Topic Proposal and Smart Research Activity |
5% |
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Final Portfolio |
30% |
Assessment Overview
In every unit, there will be a series of small activities and short writing assignments. If this work is completed satisfactorily, you will receive full points. Doing this work also prepares you to do well on your major essays.
You will write three major essays in this class, and this will represent the bulk of your course work. Each essay will be 4-5 pages long, and each will represent a key genre of academic writing. You will receive a "final-for- now" grade on these three major essays when they are handed in.
You will then choose two of your major essays to revise again and you will create a Final Portfolio. You will submit this at the end of the semester for a final portfolio grade. The Final Portfolio will also include other evidence of your learning, including reflective writing, rough work, and other earlier drafts of the two chosen essays.
Success in this class depends on meeting all of the requirements, the quality of your written work, and your willingness to try new perspectives, to revise and rethink, and to take risks.
Course Schedule
IMPORTANT: ALL TIMES EASTERN - Please see the University Policies section of your Syllabus for details.
Please note that the Course Schedule only lists activities and assignments. Students should be working through the Unit pages step by step.
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Unit |
Week |
Readings and Other Assigned Material |
Activities and Assignments |
End / Due Date |
Completion Grades (Pts.) |
Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Unit 1: Narrative |
Week 1 |
Chapter 1: Academic Goals and Expectations |
Introduce Yourself to Your TA Group Rights and Responsibilities Agreement Quiz |
Friday, September 11, 2020 at 11:55 PM Friday, September 11, 2020 at 11:55 PM |
1 2 |
Counts towards 20% Counts towards 20% |
| Week 2 |
Chapter 4: Imagining Audiences; Chapter 15: Essays |
Unit 1: Narrative - Chapter and Assignment Review Quiz (must attain 100% on quiz to unlock the rest of the unit activities) Activity 1: 140- character Memoir Activity 2: Photo Essay Activity 3: Narrative Discussion 1 |
Monday, September 14, 2020 at 11:55 PM Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 11:55 PM Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11:55 PM |
2 2 2 |
Ungraded Counts towards 20% Counts towards 20% Counts towards 20% |
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| Week 3 |
Chapter 32: Overcoming Writer's Block |
Activity 4: Narrative Discussion 2 Activity 5: Create a Title Page for your Writing Portfolio |
Monday, September 21, 2020 at 11:55 PM Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 11:55 PM |
2 1 |
Counts towards 20% Counts towards 20% |
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| Week 4 |
Chapter 31: Peer Editing Chapter 30: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading |
Activity 6: Narrative Peer Review Dos and Dont's Activity 7a: Submit Draft for Peer Review to Unit 1 Peer Review Workshop discussion forum Activity 7b: Review at least three Personal Narrative drafts in your Unit 1 Peer Review Workshop discussion forum Activity 8: Revise Personal Narrative Essay Activity 9: Personal Narrative Academic Honesty Quiz (to unlock dropbox) Activity 10a: Submit "Final-for-Now" Personal Narrative Assignment to the Dropbox Activity 10b: Submit your Personal Narrative Process Documents to your Portfolio |
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 11:55 PM Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 11:55 PM Before Monday October 5, 2020 Monday October 5, 2020 at 11:55 PM Monday October 5, 2020 at 11:55 PM Monday October 5, 2020 at 11:55 PM |
2 6 4 |
Ungraded Counts towards 20% Counts towards 20% Ungraded Ungraded 10% Counts towards 20% |
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Unit 2: Advertisement Analysis |
Week 5 |
Chapter 14: Rhetorical Analyses; Chapter 29: Outlining |
Unit 2: Advertisement Analysis- Chapter and Assignment Review Quiz (must attain 100% on quiz to unlock the rest of the unit activities) Activity 1: Advertisement Analysis Discussion 1 Activity 2: Advertisement Analysis Discussion 2 |
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Friday, October 9, 2020 at |
2 2 |
Ungraded Counts towards 20% Counts towards 20% |
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Reading Week (Saturday, October 10, 2020 to Sunday, October 18, 2020) |
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Week 6 |
Chapter 51: Incorporating Sources; Chapter 52: Documenting Sources; Chapter 53: MLA Documentation Chapter 36: Purposeful Paragraphs; Chapter 37: Strategic Transitions; Chapter 38: Memorable Openings and Closings |
Activity 3: Topic Proposal and Quotation Practice Activity 4: Advertisement Analysis Peer Review Dos and Don'ts |
Monday, October 19, 2020 at 11:55 PM |
5% Ungraded |
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Week 7 |
Chapter 33: Levels of Style; Chapter 34: Clear and Vigorous Writing; Chapter 35: Inclusive Writing |
Activity 5a: Submit Draft for Peer Review to Unit 2 Peer Review Workshop discussion forum Activity 5b: Review at least three Ad Analysis drafts in your Unit 2 Peer Review Workshop discussion forum Activity 6: Revise Advertisement Analysis Essay Activity 7: Advertisement Analysis Academic Honesty Quiz (to unlock dropbox) Activity 8a: Submit "Final- for-Now" Ad Analysis Assignment to the Dropbox Activity 8b: Submit your Ad Analysis Process Documents to your Portfolio |
Monday, October 26, 2020 at Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 11:55 PM Before Monday, November 2 2020 Monday, November 2, 2020 at 11:55 PM Monday, November 2, 2020 at 11:55 PM Monday, November 2, 2020 at 11:55 PM |
2 6 3 |
Counts towards 20% Counts towards 20% Ungraded Ungraded 10% Counts towards 20% |
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Unit 3: Research and Argument |
Week 8 |
Chapter 10: Arguments; Chapter 27: Shaping a Thesis Chapter 49: Summarizing Sources; Chapter 50: Paraphrasing Sources |
Unit 3: Argument - Chapter and Assignment Review Quiz (must attain 100% on quiz to unlock the rest of the unit activities) Activity 1: Summary and Paraphrase Workshop Activity 2: Summary and Paraphrase Analysis |
Wednesday, November Friday, November 6, 2020 at 11:55 PM |
2 |
Ungraded Counts towards 20% 5% |
| Week 9 |
Chapter 17: 9 Annotated Bibliographies; Chapter 43: Beginning Research; Chapter 45: Finding Print and Online Sources; Chapter 46: Evaluating Sources; Chapter 53: MLA Documentation |
Activity 3: Topic Proposal and Smart Research Activity 4: Argument Peer Review Dos and Dont's |
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 11:55 PM |
5% Ungraded |
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| Week 10 |
Activity 5a: Submit Draft for Peer Review to Unit 3 Peer Review Workshop discussion forum Activity 5b: Review at least 3 Argument Drafts in your Unit 3 Peer Review Workshop discussion forum Activity 6: Revise Argument Essay |
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 11:55 PM Friday, November 20, 2020 at 11:55 PM Before Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
2 6 |
Counts towards 20% Counts towards 20% Ungraded |
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Week 11 |
Activity 7: Argument Academic Honesty Quiz (to unlock dropbox) Activity 8a: Submit "Final- for-Now" Argument Assignment to the Dropbox Activity 8b: Submit your Argument Process Documents to your Portfolio |
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 11:55 PM Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 11:55 PM Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 11:55 PM |
3 |
Ungraded 15% Counts towards 20% |
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Final Portfolio Review |
Week 12 |
Chapter 55: 12 Grammar; Chapter 56: Mechanics; Chapter 57: Sentence Issues Chapter 24: Writing Portfolios |
Activity 1: Common Errors Discussion Final Portfolio |
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 11:55 PM Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:55 PM |
2 |
Counts towards 20% 30% |
Official Grades and Course Access
Official Grades and Academic Standings are available through Quest.
Your access to this course will continue for the duration of the current term. You will not have access to this course once the next term begins.