ENGLISH I
Introduction to Academic Writing

Course Schedule & Aims

Schedule of Classes, Readings and Assignments

Thoughts on Writing

Uploading A Paper

Finding & Assessing Sources

Explanation:

Robust Research

Search Northampton Library

Possible Research Topics

Ways To Do Research

Exercises:

Research Topic

Quoting Sources

Explanation:

Rules for Quoting Sources

Exercise:

Blom, Jeanette. "Human Dignity Key Value of Bioethics."

Documenting Sources

Examples:

Sample Endote Citations

Sample Citations

Sample Website Citations

Sentence Style & Structure

Style Exercise 1Style Exercise 4
Style Exercise 2Style Exercise 5
Style Exercise 3The Comma Splice
Paragraph Topic Sentences

Papers

Paper One Guidelines

Paper Two Guidelines

Paper Three Guidelines

Paper Four Guidelines

Final Research Paper Guidelines

Exams

Exam 1 Review

Exam 2 Review

 

The Summary

Explanation:

Introduction to the Summary and Paraphrase

Examples:

Petroski, Henry. The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance New York: Random House, 1992.

The Story of Gilgamesh

Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization

Exercises:

China Energy Group: China's Wind Power Industry

Schiff, Stacy  "Know it All; Can Wikipedia Conquer Expertise?" The New Yorker Issue of 2006-07-31 Posted 2006-07-24

(and see the follow-up controversy at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essjay_controversy)

The Explanatory Synthesis

Explanation:

Introduction to the Explanatory Synthesis

Examples:

The Ketchup Conundrum

Allen, Nathaniel. "The Times They Are A-Changing: The Influence of Railroad Technology on the Adoption of Standard Time Zones in 1883"  The History Teacher 33. 2 (2000): 241-256.

Exercise:

World Water Supply

The Thesis Statement

Explanation:

The Thesis Statement

The Explanatory & Argument Thesis Statement

Explanatory, Argument and Analytical Thesis Statments

Exercises:

Explanatory Thesis and Works Cited Page

Argument Thesis and Works Cited Page

The Critique

Explanation:

Introduction to the Critique

Examples:

Meikle, Jeffrey L. "The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance by Henry Petroski," The Business History Review 64.2 (1990): 334-336.

Ebert, Roger. "Titanic" Chicago Sun-Times December 19, 1997.

Exercise:

Read: Ripley, Amanda "The Cars That ate London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Rome, Madrid, Vienna, Athens" Time Magazine February 16, 2003.

Respond to: Hartzell, Dan "Red lights, camera, but no action?" The Morning Call December 4, 2006.

The Argument Synthesis

Explanation:

Introduction to the Argument Synthesis

Example:

Newitz, Annalee, "The RFID Hacking Underground" Wired Magazine

Exercise:

Read and respond to the RFID Chip Controversy

The Analysis

Explanation:

Introduction to the Analysis

Analytical Theories in Action

Examples:

What is Microcredit?   (Background Reading)

Gross, Daniel. "Are You a Thrillionaire or Realionaire?: The Five Kinds of Rich People." Moneybox.

Exercise:

The Consumption Conundrum