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Introduction: Expansions and Projections.
(Homework: Get some data--a quotation from a textbook in one of your other classes will do just fine!)
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Parataxis, hypotaxis, embedding
(Homework: Introduce WHO says WHAT and WHY in your data in a single sentence)
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Elaboration One: Expanding by rephrasing the data
(Homework: elaborating on data through paraphrase, clarification, exemplification) (Homework: write a paragraph elaborating your data)
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Elaboration Two: Expanding by exemplfication
(Homework: Find an example of the point the text is making, preferably from your own or proximal experience)
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Extension One: Adding on to your trid-term
(Homework: You need to find another, related piece of data that makes a similar point)
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Extension Two: Adding by variation, altenation, and replacement
You need to introduce and elaborate your new data, and link it in some way to the old 'sandwich' (your trid-term!)
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Expanding the circumstances: setting the scene, creating the characters, and posing the problem of the data. (Homework: writing a 'MAP' paragraph which explains what you are going to do.)
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Explaining causes and consequences, reasons and results, manner and means. (Homework: Writing a summary conclusion of what you've done with your data. )
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Second Trid-term: A sandwich of sandwiches.
Put all of the homework assignments together and we evaluate the result.
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Projection Three: Reporting beliefs, counter-beliefs, arguments, and counter-arguments.
(Homework: extending authors by replacement and variation.)
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Projection Four: The Five World Rule.
(Homework: Protecting yourself from the charge of plagiarism by using INDIRECT speech.)
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Putting it All Together. In this week we'll look at MECHANICS
the five word rule that prevents plagiarism, the STUD rule which makes sure that every singular noun has a determiner, and other rules on the use of conjunctions, cohesion, and coherence.