EfS 162/53
Instructor: Buthaina Al Othman

Academic writing

Writing & presenting a short researched paper

Procedures

Task
Skills
Product
1
Choosing a topic & aspect
Thinking
Title for a final term paper
2
Creating Weblog Ownership, publishing, e-communication E-Notebook to save and publish information
3
Write a thesis statment. Writing & Critical thinking: Compound sentence / statement & Transitions Thesis statement for a final term paper
4
Paraphrasing with no plagiarism!

Skimming, Skanning & Reading between the lines

Acceptable Paraphrases, (No plagiarism!)
4
Paragraph Writing: Self-test & tutorial Eercises

Constructing the Paragraph

Published paragraphs on blogs (coming soon)
5
Outlining Note-Taking, Acronyms or Abbreviations Detailed Academic Standard Essay for final Project
6
Researching reliable Internet resources Online searching & some library science knowledge Listing references, (APA style)
7
4-paragraph essay writing
display notes on an essay outline of a final term paper Introduction paragraph for a final term paper
8
Summary Writing

Skimming, Skanning
Writing from notes

Conclusion paragraph for a final term paper
9
Editing & proofreading first draft of a final term paper grammar & spelling First draft of a final term paper
10 Peer Review (Click this handout) constructive criticism social Learning, (collaborative work)
11
Creating buzznet.blogs / PowerPoint-files/ Websites e-communication Applications
12 Online or in-class presentations online / face-to-face communication (Oral presentation) Students' final projects published online

 

(Created: August 2004 - Last updated: October 2004)
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