Module 11: Chapter 20

In the LAST module for this course, you will be using my feedback on your first drafts to write the final draft of your 8-10 page argumentative research paper with at least 10 sources. For your final exam, you will also be writing a short reflection on your progress as a writer this semester as well as taking a Canvas quiz on many of the important concepts we have learned and applied this semester. This quiz is timed, but you can refer to the readings on Canvas, if needed.

Unit Learning Objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Understand the role of research in the research essay-writing process.
Apply genre conventions and rhetorical awareness to draft an argumentative essay.
Apply self-editing techniques to improve the grammatical accuracy and clarity of writing, especially as related to punctuation and integrating quotations.

Tasks to Complete in this Module

Complete M11 Argumentative Research Essay Final Draft
Read Chapters 20.1-20.3
Complete M11 Reflection: Your Growth as a Writer--Final Exam Part 1 (In-class essay--12/9)
Complete M11 Final Exam Part 2 (Zoom class -- timed Canvas quiz)

Argumentative Research Essay and Reflection

Welcome to Module Eleven! In the last module, you wrote the first draft of your argumentative research essay.

Objectives for Module Eleven

This module will ask you to continue to apply the genre conventions and rhetorical strategies used in argumentative research essays to revise your essays and submit a final draft.

In this module, you are building knowledge that will help you meet the following Student Learning Outcomes for EMLS 10:

1. Read, analyze, and respond to a representative sampling of academic genres across the curriculum with consideration of context, audience, purpose, and culturally-bound references.

2. Employ a variety of rhetorical strategies to write a comprehensive, well-developed, and coherent expository essay with a focused thesis and appropriate support.

3. Summarize and discuss academic college-level non-fiction and fiction

4. Self-edit for common second language errors such as verb usage, word forms, and sentence boundaries.

5. Competently integrate multiple text sources for the purpose of developing a written argument,
analysis, or interpretation.

6. Locate, read, evaluate, analyze, and interpret primary and secondary sources, incorporating
them into written essays using appropriate documentation.

7. Comprehend and use vocabulary from the Academic Word List.

To successfully complete this module, you will need to:

Complete M11 Argumentative Research Essay Final Draft
Read Chapters 20.1-20.3
Complete M11 Reflection: Your Growth as a Writer (In-class essay--12/9)
Complete M11 Final Exam Part 2 (Zoom class -- timed Canvas quiz)

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