You will gain a foundation for college-level writing valuable for nearly any field. Students will learn how to read carefully, write effective arguments, understand the writing process, engage with others' ideas, cite accurately, and craft powerful prose.
Course Learning Objectives
• Summarize, analyze, question, and evaluate written and visual texts
• Argue and support a position
• Recognize audience and disciplinary expectations
• Identify and use the stages of the writing process
• Identify characteristics of effective prose
• Apply proper citation practices
• Discuss applying your writing knowledge to other writing occasions
Composición en Inglés I
ofrecido por
Universidad Duke
Acerca de este Curso
4.6
351 calificaciones
Habilidades que obtendrás
Essay WritingEnglish LanguageAcademic WritingEditing
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
Semana
11 hora para completar
The Writing Process
To start our course, we will examine your own writing process and what it means to respond to the writing of others. We will also think about what academic writing means.
4 videos (Total 37 minutos), 2 readings
4 videos
Responding to Others' Writing11m
What is Academic Writing?9m
Understanding Your Writing Process8m
2 lecturas
I am a Writer Sample Feedback10m
A Note About Deadlines10m
Semana
25 horas para completar
Critical Reading
This week will concentrate on the skill of reading critically. Additionally, we will learn about the conventions of academic writing, including integrating evidence and schools of citation. Finally, you are encouraged to write your own critical review of "The Sweet Spot." This is an optional writing assignment, but it is a requirement to receive a honor's certificate.
5 videos (Total 93 minutos), 4 readings, 1 quiz
5 videos
Integrating Evidence15m
Moving from Discussion to Draft7m
Schools of Citation5m
Critical Review Writing Workshop50m
4 lecturas
Daniel Coyle, "The Sweet Spot"10m
Academic Writing Resources10m
Critical Review Examples10m
Critical Review: Sample Feedback10m
Semana
35 horas para completar
Project 1: Visual Analysis
This week, the central topic is visual images in academic writing. The goal is to practice interpreting and writing about images convincingly. Plus, Dr. Comer will help you think about what area of inquiry you would like to focus on in this course and what it means to write a draft. Finally, you will write your visual analysis and learn how to give meaningful feedback.
9 videos (Total 87 minutos), 4 readings, 1 quiz
9 videos
What is a Draft?2m
Reading Visual Images7m
Using Images in Scholarly Writing4m
Effective Claims4m
Responding Towards Revision4m
Feedback on Visual Analysis Draft2m
Workshopping Writing6m
Visual Analysis Writing Workshop50m
4 lecturas
Geoffrey Colvin, "What It Takes To Be Great"10m
Sample Essays for Project 110m
More Resources for Visual Analysis10m
Sample Feedback Visual Analysis Draft10m
Semana
43 horas para completar
Revision Strategies and Visual Analysis Revision
Based on the feedback of your colleagues improve your visual analysis. After you receive feedback on your final submission, submit a self-reflection quiz about your experience writing this project.
4 videos (Total 24 minutos), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
4 videos
Strategies for Revision8m
Crafting Effective Titles5m
Editing Strategies7m
1 lectura
Sample Feedback Visual Analysis Final10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Visual Analysis Self-Reflection8m
Semana
55 horas para completar
Project 2: Case Study
This week, various aspects of effective research will be discussed, such as creating an annotated bibliography, research strategies, and avoiding plagiarism. You will conduct research for your next project, a case study, contribute to an annotated bibliography, and submit your case study draft.
6 videos (Total 84 minutos), 3 readings, 1 quiz
6 videos
Spotlight Video_Scholarly and Popular Articles9m
Spotlight Video_Finding Articles11m
Avoiding Plagiarism8m
Intertextual Conversation6m
Case Study Writing Workshop41m
3 lecturas
Research Tools10m
Annotated Bibliography How-To10m
Case Studies Resources10m
Semana
63 horas para completar
Writing Cohesively and Case Study Revision
In preparation for improving your case study, Professor Comer will present strategies of writing more cohesively. After receiving your final feedback, please submit a self-reflection about this project.
3 videos (Total 27 minutos), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
2 lecturas
Geoffrey Colvin, "What It Takes To Be Great"10m
Case Study Sample Feedback10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Case Study Self-Reflection8m
Semana
74 horas para completar
Project 3: Op-Ed
This week, Professor Comer introduces the idea of public scholarship, how academic writing can be transformed for a broader public. Her guest, David Jarmul, will give an overview of how to write an op-ed. You will then have the opportunity to write your own.
6 videos (Total 97 minutos), 1 reading, 1 quiz
6 videos
Spotlight on Op-Eds with David Jarmul_part 116m
Spotlight on Op-Eds with David Jarmul_part 217m
Active and Passive Voice6m
Enhancing Sentence Style8m
Op-Ed Writing Workshop43m
1 lectura
Resources for Writing Op-Eds10m
Semana
83 horas para completar
Crafting Powerful Prose and Op-Ed Revision
This week Professor Comer will address the topic of concise writing; how to convey meaning with fewer words. Your task is to rewrite your op-ed.
2 videos (Total 18 minutos), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
2 videos
Concise Writing Part 2_Noticing Prepositional Phrases10m
1 lectura
Op-Ed Sample Feedback10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Op-Ed Self-Reflection6m
Semana
918 minutos para completar
Transferring Writing Practices, Skills, and Knowledge to New Contexts
This final week is dedicated to how to move forward with your writing and apply the skills learned in this course to new contexts. Your final assignment is a self-reflection about your development as a writer over the last several weeks.
2 videos (Total 16 minutos), 1 quiz
1 ejercicio de práctica
Final Self-Reflection2m
Semana
103 horas para completar
Writing in the Humanities, Social Science, and Natural Sciences
Additional videos that highlight differences in academic writing across disciplines.
17 videos (Total 157 minutos)
17 videos
Spotlight on the Humanities: Writing Process8m
Spotlight on the Humanities: MLA Citations12m
Spotlight on the Humanities: Use of Visual Images9m
Special Topic in the Humanities: MLA Citation of Media and Internet Resources15m
Spotlight on the Humanities: Public Writing7m
Spotlight on the Natural Sciences: Academic Writing6m
Spotlight on the Natural Sciences: Writing Process6m
Spotlight on the Natural Sciences: CSE Citations8m
Spotlight on the Natural Sciences: Use of Visual Images7m
Spotlight on the Natural Sciences: Public Writing6m
Spotlight on the Social Sciences: Academic Writing7m
Spotlight on the Social Sciences: Writing Process9m
Spotlight on the Social Sciences: APA Citations13m
Spotlight on the Social Sciences: Use of Visual Images8m
Special Topics in the Social Sciences: Issues of Language Use9m
Spotlight on the Social Sciences: Public Writing11m
40%
comenzó una nueva carrera después de completar estos cursos
43%
consiguió un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso
Principales revisiones
Very helpful for writers and future career writers. Plus the professor is extremely down to earth. Was not expecting that and I forgive her for being a Duke fan. Go Tar Heels!!!! jk jk
I very excited to get this certificate and improved my knowledge writing and skills to get better understand for create a fiction with rules that I learned in Duke University
Instructor
Dr. Denise Comer
Assistant Professor of the Practice; Director of First-Year WritingThompson Writing Program
Acerca de Universidad Duke
Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.
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