Sstudents who complete the course successfully should be able to: read, understand, summarise, and evaluate scholarly materials in the humanities design an effective question or choose an appropriate topic and a method for a humanities project valuate, use, and document sources appropriately, including electronic databases bibliographies and other information sources use a process approach to produce humanities research essays independently and in collaboration with peers participate in oral, written, and online exchanges with peers (and tutors) Prescribed Materials: Bazerman, Charles.
The Informed Writer: Using Sources in the Disciplines. Fort Collins: CO, 2010. Available at http://wac. colostate. edu/books/informedwriter/ Kirszner, Laurie G. , and Stephen R. Mandell. The Brief Wadsworth Handbook, 6th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2010. ( or an equivalent handbook) Lowe, C. and Zemliansky, P. , eds. Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Vol. 2. Anderson, SC: Parolor Press, 2011. Available at http://wac. colostate. edu/books/writingspacesl/and at http:// writingspaces. org/essays A suitable undergraduate-level Dictionary and Thesaurus Course resources on reading and writing in the Humanities on OurVLE.
Recommenaea Materlals: Simmons-McDonald, Hazel, Linda Fields, and Peter Roberts. Writing in English: A Course Book for Caribbean Sstudents. Kingston: Ian Randle, 2012. Wilson, Paige, and Teresa Ferster Glazier. The Least You Shcould Know about English: Writing Skills. 10th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2009. CONTACT INFORMATION: Please ensure that you become familiar with all of the course requirements. If you need information that your tutor cannot provide, please contact the Foun1012 Coordinator, Lileth O’Connor-Brown by email lileth. oconnorbrown02@uwimona. edu. Jm or in Room 22 NAB.
Her office hours are Wednesdays 10-12 ASSESSMENT: Assessment is by coursework only with weighting distributed as indicated in the table. Due Mode of Submission Ppercentage First Reflective Essay week 2 Turnitin+ Hard Copy Feedback Proposal week 3 Hard Copy Item Essay Outline and Annotated Bibliography eek 6 Hard Copy+Turnitin Response Paper week 7 Mid Semester-Hard Copy First Draft of Documented Essay Week 8 Turnitin+ Hard copy of revised draft Required Peer Review and Self Review Requlrea Final Draft week 11 Collaborative Project week 13 Test Copy+Oral Reflective Essay TOTAL 100% N.
B. : In order to obtain a pass in this course, you must get 40% or higher. You are to a) type all take-home assignments and include your broad and narrowed essay topics on your cover page, and b) upload your assignment to Turnitin before your seminar time and then submit the hard copy and signed Coursework Accountability Statement to your tutor within the first 20 minutes of your seminar in the week when the assignment is due. Please see the rubrics on OurVLE for details about assessment of your assignments. 1.
Reflective Essay (Diagnostic) Describe briefly your experiences with writing at the pre-university level. Discuss how any factor or an individual has influenced your approach and/or attitude to writing. Explain your expectations of this course. (300 words) 2. Essay Outline and Annotated Bibliography-20% Annotated Bibliography Compiling a list of annotated references will help you to become familiar with a variety of perspectives on your chosen topic so that you can begin to formulate or strengthen your view about it.
Based on information gathered from the library sesslon as well as Trom class rea01ngs an a Olscusslons on crltlcal tnlnKlng, you will summarise each source’s content and critically evaluate its relevance to your documented essay in no more than 150 words per source. NB. Only four sources are required for this aactivity. Each of the entries in this single-spaced document will consist of the following three sections: The publication details of the source in M. L. A or A. P. A. format.
Paragraph 1 -a succinct summary of the main ideas and supporting points of the source, an explanation of the author’s purpose and a description of the intended audience Paragraph 2 – short discussion of the author’s credibility of the relevance of the source to your topic. 3. The Response Paper -20% The response paper requires sstudents to summarise, explore and critically analyse a written text. This allows for the communication of the sstudents’ perspective on the author’s ideas. 4. The Documented Essay-30% The research and writing processes in which you will engage as you prepare this assignment are outlined on the seminar schedule.
Before writing your first draft, you will select a theme/topic that is relevant to your discipline; generate ideas on it; narrow it to a researchable theme/topic that can be reasonably explored in a 1000- word essay for a general academic audience; prepare a short proposal; research the topic and make relevant notes; write an annotated bibliography which evaluates your source materials and prepare your essay outline (with sources iincluded ). You are required to show evidence of at least four (4) scholarly/reputable/credible sources which must include at least one Journal newarticle and a book.
Only one newspaper rticle (not news item) is allowed. 5. Collaborative Project/Group Presentation- 10% Sstudents will work in groups to present research or analysis of a theme from their discipline. Works of art, songs, poetry, films and written text may be used. 6. Final Reflective Essay -20% Instructions will be given in seminar. FOUN 1012 SEMINAR SCHEDULE for SEMESTER I (2013-2014) LEC I URES are given weekly on weanesaays 12 00-1 uu ana In SEMINAR NUMBER LECTURE TOPICS CURRENT WEEK’S SEMINAR ACTIVITIES PREPARATION and ASSIGNMENTS for NEXT SEMINAR sept.. 2 -6 Critical Reading and Writing in the Humanities and You .
Enrolment confirmation. 2. Discuss course aims and objectives, teaching structure, assignment and grading schedule, and special requirements for academic reading and writing. 3. Sstudents and tutors share on literacy 4. Discussion of reflective essay Choose and attend a Library OPAC session. Visit the Foun1012 website at http://ourvle. mona. uwi. edu and Watch Shaped by Writing and E-literate (before Week 3). Browse the resources and download the course outline Read chapter 1 1 of Wadsworth and write a definition of the humanities. 2 sept 9-13 Researching for Academic Writing The Writing Process
Submit the reflective essay. 1 . Discussion of features of writing in the humanities 2. Discussion of The Right to Write 3. Brainstorming of documented essay topics and explanation of the proposal ESSAY TOPICS,THEMES: a. Enslavement b. Language and Culture c. Media and Professionalism d. Technology and the Arts Read chapter one of Wadsworth. Revise the reflective essay after feedback and upload to Turnitin. Record the ssimilarity index. Peruse samples of the proposal on OurVLE. Write and submit proposal. Guide questions for your proposal: 1 . What are my broad and narrowed topics? 2.
How is my narrowed topic related toa sub-discipline in the humanities? 3. What do I already know about this topic? 4. What am I interested in finding out OR sharing with a general academic audience about this narrowed topic? 5. How will I go about gathering additional data on this topic? 3 sept. 16-20 [Deadline for all sstudents to register with TURNITIN. ] Communicating in the Academy- Rhetorical Contexts Submit the proposal at the beginning of seminar and collect at the end. [Go to the Main Library for your seminar. ] 1 . Practise locating information from a vvariety of sources. 2. Discuss shaping your writing and evaluating sources .
Visit this website and attempt the multiple choice aactivity on evaluating sources: http://www. lib. calpoly. edu/infocomp/modules/05_evaluate/index. html. 4. Browse this website for tips on critical thinking: www. library. cornell. edu/olinuris/ref/ webcrit. html Visit the “Foun1012 website at http://ourvle. mona. uwi. edu read and download Critical Reading 1 . Manage YOUR Sources: Locate TWO source materials for your Documented Essay- a Journal newarticle and book chapter. In addition to taking notes on NOTE CARDS, summarise each source material in a few sentences and record the publication details. 4 sept. – 27 [Deadline for sstudents with special English language needs to start self-help exercises in the “Grammar & Mechanics” folder on OurVLE or in the recommended texts. ] Critical Thinking and Reading 1. Introauctlon to Rnetorlcal analysis – crltlcal Rea01ng 2. Summary writing Elect a class representative Annotate one of your sources and consult your tutor for feedback. Ensure that you have uploaded your reflective Essay to Turnitin. Peruse the model (sentence) outlines on Ourvle, and chapter 2 of Bazerman: The Informed Writer. 5 sept. 30-oct. 4 Language and Communication 1 1 . Summary Writing contd. 2.
Writing Workshop: a. Thesis statements and the Introduction b. Writing the formal Outline Read chapter 6 of Wadsworth and prepare your formal outline and your annotated bibliography for submission at the beginning of next weeks seminar. Upload it as a single file to Turnitin. Reminder: All hard copies of the assignment are to be submitted within the first 20 minutes of the seminar Read and download Critical Reading 2 on OurVLE as directed. 6 oct. 7-11 Language and Communication 2 Submit your Outline and Annotated Bibliography along with your accountability statement and rubric. 1 . Critical Analysis 2.
Response Writing Prepare 7 Oct. 14- 18 e MIO semester exam. Sstudents should NOT change Documented Essay topics after this week. Ethics and Academic Writing Critical Analysis contd. a. Organising Principles b. Paragraph Development Mid Semester Exam- One sitting Manage YOUR Sources: Locate TWO more source materials for your Documented Essay In addition to taking notes on NOTE CARDS, summarise each source material in a few sentences and record the publication details. v’ Give your tutor, in writing, your group presentation topic (see Week 1 1), thesis, names of group members and group leader’s name. 8 oct. -25 **October 21 is a public holiday. Please attend another seminar during this week if your class is on a Monday. ] Working With Sources 1 Class discussion and presentations on The functions of language Caribbean language varieties Language and social status Type and upload your essay draft and references to Turnitin. Record the ssimilarity index, read the report and complete your self -review. Revise the draft based on your self- review and Turnitin report. Bring the revised draft to the next seminar. Visit the OurVLE course website and download and read “Peer Critique Checklist” & “Peer Critique Model”.
Bring the Peer Critique Checklist to the next seminar. Do not lose your documented essay draft and the accompanying materials! You will need them for final submission of the essay. oct. 28- NOV. 1 Working with Sources 2 Using the “Peer Critique Checklist” as your guide, participate in the IN-CLASS peer critiquing session by allowing TWO of your peers to read and discuss your essay. Afterwards, ONE of your peers will WRITE a critique of your essay draft. Attach the critique and your self- review to your essay draft. Continue revising your documented essay draft based on feedback from your peers and tutor.
