HOW TO DEVELOP AND WRITE AN ACADEMIC PAPER
Syllabus
EN
IT
Learning Objectives
This course is designed to introduce students to academic writing and basic research essay writing. The course outlines the fundamental principles, rhetorical modes, and development of canonical essays, along with the characteristics of proper grammatical structures. Over the course of twenty contact hours, students will have the opportunity to delve into each step of academic writing, from pre-writing and outlining to research methodologies and argumentative strategies. The course will challenge students to expand their research questions, encouraging them to explore their intended thesis statement and develop research questions coherently within their academic careers. Finally, the course will cover different types of academic essays, demonstrating how to write each one, using and challenging fixed models of essay writing to the advantage of the essay topic.
Program
WEEK 1
- Course Introduction.
- The Ecosystem of the Essay.
- What is an Essay?
- The Art of the Essay: Basic Form and Historical Development.
- Why is it Important?
- Orality vs. Writing in Research.
- The Power of Language and Words as Signs.
- Research Questions and Thesis, Introduction to Structure.
WEEK 2
- Rules, Structure, and Form of the Academic Paragraph.
- The Act of Prewriting and the Writing Process.
- Unity and Coherence: The Five-Body and The Five-Body by Extension.
- Ethics.
WEEK 3
- Research Methods: From Personal Narrative to Process Essays, Taxonomies, and the "Economics of an Essay."
WEEK 4
- Dilemma and Ambivalence.
- Compare and Contrast and Cause-Effect Relationships.
- Addressing Continuity within Research.
WEEK 5
- Presenting Research, Bibliographies, Annotation Styles, and Citation.
- Student Writing 1.
WEEK 6
- Argumentative Strategies, Editing, and Polishing.
- Student Writing 2.
WEEK 7
- Argumentative Strategies, Editing, and Polishing (Continued).
- Re-establishing the Controlling Idea.
- Dissecting the Essays of Others.
WEEK 8 & 9
- Dissecting the Essays of Others (Continued).
- Final Recap.
- Course Introduction.
- The Ecosystem of the Essay.
- What is an Essay?
- The Art of the Essay: Basic Form and Historical Development.
- Why is it Important?
- Orality vs. Writing in Research.
- The Power of Language and Words as Signs.
- Research Questions and Thesis, Introduction to Structure.
WEEK 2
- Rules, Structure, and Form of the Academic Paragraph.
- The Act of Prewriting and the Writing Process.
- Unity and Coherence: The Five-Body and The Five-Body by Extension.
- Ethics.
WEEK 3
- Research Methods: From Personal Narrative to Process Essays, Taxonomies, and the "Economics of an Essay."
WEEK 4
- Dilemma and Ambivalence.
- Compare and Contrast and Cause-Effect Relationships.
- Addressing Continuity within Research.
WEEK 5
- Presenting Research, Bibliographies, Annotation Styles, and Citation.
- Student Writing 1.
WEEK 6
- Argumentative Strategies, Editing, and Polishing.
- Student Writing 2.
WEEK 7
- Argumentative Strategies, Editing, and Polishing (Continued).
- Re-establishing the Controlling Idea.
- Dissecting the Essays of Others.
WEEK 8 & 9
- Dissecting the Essays of Others (Continued).
- Final Recap.
Books
Writing Academic English
Ann Hogue, Oshima A.
Longman/Pearson
0131523597
Ann Hogue, Oshima A.
Longman/Pearson
0131523597
Bibliography
1. **Title:** "Models for Writers"
- **Authors:** Alfred Rosa, Paul Eschholz
- **Publisher:** Bedford
- **ISBN:** 978-0312552015
2. **Title:** "How to Write a Thesis"
- **Author:** Umberto Eco
- **Publisher:** MIT Press
- **ISBN:** 978-0262328760
3. **Title:** "Intimations"
- **Author:** Zadie Smith
- **Publisher:** Penguin
- **ISBN:** 978-0241492383
4. **Title:** "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out"
- **Author:** Richard Feynman
- **Publisher:** Perseus
- **ISBN:** 0-7382-0108-1
- **Authors:** Alfred Rosa, Paul Eschholz
- **Publisher:** Bedford
- **ISBN:** 978-0312552015
2. **Title:** "How to Write a Thesis"
- **Author:** Umberto Eco
- **Publisher:** MIT Press
- **ISBN:** 978-0262328760
3. **Title:** "Intimations"
- **Author:** Zadie Smith
- **Publisher:** Penguin
- **ISBN:** 978-0241492383
4. **Title:** "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out"
- **Author:** Richard Feynman
- **Publisher:** Perseus
- **ISBN:** 0-7382-0108-1
Exam Rules
Written final exam.