The following handbook is designed as a reference source as you progress through ENGL 1010. Essentially, this course seeks to provide you with the ability to develop three key college skills: reading critically, understanding core writing tasks, and writing persuasive essays. Over the course of the semester, your instructor will help you develop your understanding of these skills.
Strategies for engaged reading
Understanding the "moves that matter" in persuasive situations
Glossary of typical terms
Writing an extended summary
The heart of the course is creating successful persuasive essays. Our course breaks this skill into four key sections: purpose, structure/development, sources/evidence, and tone/conventions. Each section presents its own challenges and has its own terminology.
Purpose
Thesis/Exigency
Contextualization
Structure and Development
Closed-Form Features
Analysis-Driven Paragraphs: "TEA"
Sources and Evidence
Types of evidence
Paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting
Integrating evidence
Attributive tags
Citation and MLA Style
Avoiding Plagiarism
Tone and Conventions
Characteristics of academic tone
Sentence structure ideas
Conventions
Additional skills
Giving feedback on others' work
Developing research questions
