| 1 | Introduction of books. Grading criteria. Office hours. Writing sample. |
| 2 | Comments on writing sample. Bibliography of usage manuals. Review of basic essay structure. Levin p. 1-79. The writing process. Revision. HarBrace p. 72-116. Safire's "fumble rules" (handout). |
| 3 | Transitions, Harbrace p. 94 + handout. Assignment of short argument essay (500 words minimum) using one source. Agree or disagree with essay by G. Will in Levin p. 522-24. Lead-in verbs, HarBrace p. 224. Paraphrasing, Harbrace p. 227. Plagiarism, HarBrace p. 232-36. |
| 4 | Short argument essay (Assignment #1) due. |
| 5 | In class, individual consultations on graded assignment #1. |
| 6 | Consultations continued, if necessary. |
| 7 | Assignment of essay (750 words min) using two sources. Choose from Levin. Use Buckley (p. 427+) vs. Maines (p. 433+), or Dershowitz (p. 463+) vs. Rangel (p. 467+). Doing comparison / contrast. Referring to sources clearly. Quoting. Refutation, Harbrace p. 157. |
| 8 | Assignment #2 (using two sources) due.
Explanation of assignment #3 humanities book review (1250 words plus Works Cited). Use quotations & paraphrase, MLA parenthetical references (Harbrace p. 238-242), list of works cited (Harbrace p. 247-268). |
| 9 | In class, individual consultations on graded assignment #2. |
| 10 | Consultations continued, if necessary. |
| 11 | Read sample book review (handout) by J. Beatty. Sources of information in the humanities (handout). |
| 12 | Guided research in Ichigaya Campus Library. |
| 13 | Thesis. Levin p. 13-14. Harbrace p. 50-54. Read sample review (handout) by J. Bottum. Techniques of development. Skim Levin chapter headings ch. 6-14. |
| 14 | Book review (Assignment #3) due. |
| 15 | Consultations on graded assignment. |
| 16 | Consultations continued, if necessary. |
| 17 | Assignment of social science research paper. Sample in Harbrace p. 319-341. |
| 18 | Hand in topic statement. Sources of information in the social sciences (handout). A suggested outline. |
| 19 | Authority. Evaluation. Harbrace p. 186-191. Search strategy. Harbrace p. 192-211. Primary vs. secondary sources, Nevins in Prose Models p. 139+. Also p. 471 in Prose Models. |
| 20 | Guided research in Central Library, Yotsuya Campus. |
| 21 | Preliminary reference list in APA style (Assignment #4) due (10 items min.). |
| 22 | Consultations on graded assignment and topic focus. No changes in topic after this day! |
| 23 | Consultations continued, if necessary. |
| 24 | Key rules in APA documentation. Harbrace p. 308-322 + handout. Note format of parenthetical references, reference list, quotations, etc. |
| 25 | Academic usage. Read essay (handout) by J. North. |
| 26 | Checklist for a research paper. |
| 27 | July 19 (Tues.) Exam period begins. Assignment # 5 (Research paper) due. Length: Approximately 2000 words. Do include Reference List. This assignment may be submitted earlier, if you wish. |
