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Course Focused on Local Historical Research

UNIT I
Starting Your Research?

Week One / What is Research?

>Review in Class Everyone's an Author - pgs 329 - 334
>In-class writing assignment - Local Research that Promotes Cultural Exchange (see unit
attachment).
>Discussion and handout / scaffolded essay assignment
>Research a topic for scaffolded essay assignment and bring topic to next class meeting

Week Two / Sources

>Everyone's an Author - pgs 337 - 371
>In class writing assignment - Sample source note taking -write down specific information you
consider to be important from the sample source provided.
>Bring at least (1) primary source and (2) secondary sources for next class meeting for
scaffolded essay assignment

Week Three / Thesis and Argument

>Everyone's an Author - pgs 334 - 335
>Bring research pass from librarian to class

Week Four
>Turn in scaffolded essay
>In-class reflection activity

UNIT II
Proposal and Annotated Bibliography

Week Five / Proposal and Annotated Bibliography

>Everyone's an Author - pgs 372 - 376
>Bring a proposal for your final research paper to next class meeting

Week Six / Proposal

>In class peer-to-peer review of proposal
>Handouts will be given that discuss the purpose and procedures of annotated bibliographies.
Read handouts and be ready to discuss next class meeting.

Week Seven / Annotated Bibliography

>In class writing assignment - article summary and annotation
>Bring a rough draft of your annotated bibliography to next class meeting

Week Eight / Annotated Bibliography

>Peer-to-peer review of annotated bibliography

UNIT III
Entering the Conversation
Week Nine / Entering the Conversation
>Everyone's an Author - pgs 381 - 387
>In class group work - what are your peers saying? What are you saying?

Week Ten / Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing

>Everyone's an Author - pgs 388 - 399
>Presentation in campus library
>Bring a rough draft of your paper to class for a short peer-to-peer review

Week Eleven / How to Avoid Plagiarism

>Everyone's an Author - pgs 400 - 406
>Peer-to-peer review of rough draft
>In class writing assignment - summarizing article

Week Twelve
>MLA / Chicago Style Handouts
>In class writing assignment - cite these sources
>Bring a final rough draft of your paper to class for peer-to-peer review

Week Thirteen
>Peer-to-peer review workshop of final draft
>Final questions

Week Fourteen
>Final paper due - must hand in paper in person to professor
>Short presentation on final paper