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Welcome to WRTG 391!

Assignment:

After watching Dr. Derek Cabrera's lecture please write a short paragraph in which you answer oneof the following questions:

1. Why does Dr. Cabrera differentiate between the ability to memorize large chunks of information and the ability to take knowledge and structure it to solve a novel problem?

2. How does Dr. Cabrera define thinking?3. Identify 4 of the major types of thinking that Dr. Cabrera mentions?4. Explain the “Legos” metaphor that Dr. Cabrera uses.5. What is the “bandwidth solution” to education?6. According to Dr. Cabrera, what are the four universal thinking skills?

After your short paragraph, please answer the following question to the best of your ability:

How does a course like WRTG 391 ask you to create distinctions in knowledge, to recognize how systems are structured, to define relationships, or to explore knowledge from multiple perspectives? Please respond generously to at least two of your fellow classmates.

Cabrera, Derek. [TedX]. (2011, December 6) "How Thinking Works." [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUqRTWCdXt4

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Choosing a Technological Transformations Topic

Courses that fulfill the General Education Requirements (GERs) at UMUC all have a common theme—technological transformations. In following this theme this semester in WRTG391, we will have readings on technological transformations in the Reserved Readings. You will follow this topic throughout the course, using it to develop a critique essay, to create a critical annotated bibliography, to synthesize a literature review, and to write a final niches and gaps essay.

You have five choices for your research topic. Please chooseoneof the fourchoices.

1.Review the literature on the impact of the Internet on information literacy and library skills.

For example, you might review the literature on one or more of the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic.

a. The impact of the Internet on plagiarism in student papers.b. The impact of the Internet on research methods among students.c. The impact of Wikipedia and other web 2.0 applications on the use of information.

2.Review the literature on the impact of technology on the health care field.

For example, you might review the literature on any one or more of the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic.

a. The impact of a particular technological development on health care costs.b. The implications of maintaining a nationwide health care electronic database of every patient’s medical records.3.Review the literature on the impact of assessment and measurement on education.

For example, you might review the literature on any one of the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic.

a. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and the use of measurement in its assessments.b. The use of placement exams for entrance into colleges and universities.c. The use of placement exams for enrollment into entry-level writing and mathematics courses in colleges and universities.d. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) movement in education.

4.Review the literature on the impact of technology on a field of study or topic of your choice.

This option represents a more general approach to the assignment.

Some examples might be the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic.

a. The impact of mobile devices on cybersecurityb. The impact of the Internet on the field of advertisingc. The impact of cloud computing on a particular business fieldd. The impact of the Internet in an area of communication studiese. The impact of the Internet on global marketing strategiesf. The impact of a particular type of technology on health careg. The impact of technology on education in a particular field of studyh. The impact of technology at a particular time in history for a particular country or region.

Here are some readings that may help you as you are working on brainstorming, researching, and evaluating your topics. Please click on the links to access the articles.

Chapter 11, Writing from Research: What Will I Learn?

Chapter 3, Critical Thinking in College Writing: From the Personal to the Academic

Assignment:

After choosing a topic to work with throughout the semester, imagine that you are part of a team of researchers developing a grant proposal to fund a study on the chosen topic. A Wealthy Foundation may be willing to write a grant check but you have to convince them that your research topic is worth funding. Write a short paragraph that answers the following questions about the research topic:

1. Why did I choose this research topic?2. What problem will this research solve?3. Who will be interested in this research? Why?

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Your first formal assignment will ask you to completeacritique essayof an article. This exercise will help you to become familiar with academic research and the UMUC databases.

Task:

Once you've chosen your research topic, please watch the following video tutorials about the UMUC Library Databases.

Video tutorial #1

http://polaris.umuc.edu/de/csi/2012_library_tutorials/tutorial_01/tutorial_01.html

Video tutorial #2

http://polaris.umuc.edu/de/csi/2012_library_tutorials/tutorial_02/tutorial_02.html

Video tutorial #3

http://polaris.umuc.edu/de/csi/2012_library_tutorials/tutorial_03/tutorial_03.html

After watching the videos, please find a scholarly article on your topic. When you have found a scholarly article, please write a short summary of that source and post it below. You can find good advice on summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting sources inModule 1 in Course Resources. You can find citation advice and examples in Chapter 13, APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting.

Please provide 2 of your classmates with generous responses to their summaries.

Critically Reading for College

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Critically Reading

One of the challenges students face throughout college is how to manage the information that they encounter. It is often difficult for learners to understand which readings are important and how to prioritize that knowledge. Students can struggle to understand the complex arguments that academics engage in.

Here are some hints to help you as you begin to work on critically reading for the course.

1. Prior to reading a complex source deeply, spend some time skimming the work. Look for headings, graphs, charts, and illustrations as these can be visual clues that indicate the author's meaning.

2. Try to take notes that focus on the author's argument. It is not enough to note facts and figures. Try to recognize how the author is constructing the argument. Put the argument in context.

3. While reading, keep thinking about the source. Keep asking questions. Write those questions down.

4. Spend some time writing reflectively on the reading.

You might also find material at the following link. Southampton Solent University has developed this material on Reflective Writing. Please click on the link below and use it to help you to complete the following assignment.

Reflective Thinking and Writing

Assignment:

As you think back over the research material, assess your ability to critically read it. Spend some time thinking about your progress this week and your critical reading skills and post a short reflective paragraph below. Please share your own strategies for improving critical reading skills.

Southampton Solent University (2014). “Reflective Thinking and Writing.” Retrieved October 7, 2014 at: http://mycourse.solent.ac.uk/mod/book/tool/print/index.php?id=2732

week 2

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Many college professors do not allow their students to use Wikipedia as a source from which to cite. Professors are concerned that students will be relying on a source that is not credible. Why? Well, anyone can post on Wikipedia. In addition, anyone can post erroneous informationon Wikipedia. The information posted sometimes changes from day to day. More importantly, professors ask college students to engage with sources that have a bit more complexity than those found in an encyclopedia. College professors are interested in hearing from experts within the particular field that is being studied.

So, using Wikipedia as a source is generally a very bad idea in a college level writing course.

Are there productive ways to use Wikipedia to explore a topic?

Assignment:

Please read the following:

Chapter 13, Wikipedia Is Good for You!?

Identify Purdy's (2010) 3 main ways to use Wikipedia when researching. Using the Wikipedia strategies and your chosen research topic, please write a short description of howyou used Wikipedia for “1. ideas, 2. links to other texts, and 3. search terms” (Purdy, 2010). Please note any places where your research went in a different direction because of your use of Wikipedia.

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Purdy, J. (2010). Chapter 13 Wikipedia Is Good for Y fou!?. In L. Charles & P. Zemliansky (Eds.),Writing Spaces:Readings on Writing(Vol. 1, p. 209). Retrieved from https://learn.umuc.edu/d2l/le/content/18529/viewContent/555339/View

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One of the foundations of a good essay is a strong and focused thesis statement.Generally, I think of a thesis as a claim that is supported by reasons. Each of the reasons corresponds to the sections of your essay. The claim is the position that you want to take on the issue. It is your brief, one sentence answer to your issue question. It needs to be supported by reasons and evidence. A reason is a subclaim that supports your main evidence. A reason is often linked to a claim with the words because, therefore, so, consequently, and thus. Does that make sense?

In addition, I often like to say that thesis statements should have tension. That is, thesis statements should not be bare recitations of fact but they should expand the readers' expectations. You might phrase a thesis with tension in the following manner:

While many people believe X,Yis true because of 1, 2, and 3.

Of course, there are many ways to effectively frame thesis statements. Here are some links to help you as you develop thesis statements:

http://polaris.umuc.edu/~jbooth/ewpjim/thesis_conundrum.htm

http://polaris.umuc.edu/~jbooth/ewpjim/thesisdicoguide2.htm

In addition, this general page of video tutorials on basic essay formulas may be helpful as it includes discussion of the thesis statement:

http://polaris.umuc.edu/ewc/web/basic_essay_formulas.html

Task:

After watching and taking notes on the videos provided, please view the following tutorial from UMUC's Effective Writing Center.

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Please post your draft here in order to receive feedback from classmates and me. Read others' drafts and furnish feedback of these sorts:

ask questions comment upon the topic of the aticle and the classmate's choice of article point out classmate's insights into the article's content share pointers on style, formatting, grammar, punctuation, diction, etc.

week 3

week 3

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The following is the list of topics you saw in week one. Please chooseone of the following topics on which to write your annotated bibliography and your Literature Review:

1. Review the literature on the impact of the Internet on information literacy and library skills.

For example, you might review the literature on one or more of the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic.

a. The impact of the Internet on plagiarism in student papers. b. The impact of the Internet on research methods among students. c. The impact of Wikipedia and other web 2.0 applications on the use of information.

2. Review the literature on the impact of technology on the health care field.For example, you might review the literature on any one or more of the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic.

a. The impact of a particular technological development on health care costs. b. The implications of maintaining a nationwide health care electronic database of every

patient’s medical records.

3. Review the literature on the impact of assessment and measurement on education.For example, you might review the literature on any one of the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic.

a. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and the use of measurement in its assessments. b. The use of placement exams for entrance into colleges and universities. c. The use of placement exams for enrollment into entry-level writing and mathematics courses

in colleges and universities. d. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) movement in education.

4. Review the literature on the impact of technology on a field of study or topic of your choice.

This option represents a more general approach to the assignment.

Some examples might be the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic.

a. The impact of mobile devices on cybersecurity b. The impact of the Internet on the field of advertising c. The impact of cloud computing on a particular business field d. The impact of the Internet in an area of communication studies e. The impact of the Internet on global marketing strategies f. The impact of a particular type of technology on health care g. The impact of technology on education in a particular field of study h. The impact of technology at a particular time in history for a particular country or region.

Task:

1. Through UMUC's OneSearch function, please locate three articles on one of the topics above. The articles can be very broad at this point.

2. List the authors, title, and journal for all three articles. You don't have to worry about APA format at this point.

3. What is your reason for choosing the topic? What do you already know about this topic? Write a short paragraph in answering these questions.

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In preparation for writing an annotated bibliography later this week, complete theUMUC library's self-study module on APA citation.(http://www.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_tutorial.cfm)The following tutorial gives instruction on how to write an annotated bibliography. It was created by UMUC's Library and Information Services.

UMUC Library Bibliography Tutorial---(http://www.umuc.edu/library/tutorials/bibliography/bibliography.shtml)

After finishing the APA citation tutorial and APA bibliography tutorials, please read over the following sources:

Please read over the following article:Chapter 12, Walk, Talk, Eat: A Guide to Using Sources

In addition, please read over theCommentary in Module 2 of this class. Please pay particular attention to the description of what is required in a Critical Annotated Bibliography.

Task:

After reading over the material on APA citation and annotated bibliographies above, please list the three articles you found from the previous task. However, this time, list them in APA format.

Cham, Jorge (1997-2013). Plan For Thesis. [Cartoon]. Retrieved from http://http://phdcomics.com/comics.php

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In preparation for theCritical Annotated Bibliography, gather sources on your topic. Using the checklist, identify and note the following aspects of a single source:

____a complete and accurate bibliographic citation using APA style ____provide definitions of any key terms or jargon ____describe the focus of the study (subjects, participants, type of college, purpose of study) ____methodology ____findings

Task:

After filling out the checklist above for a single source, please provide details abouthow the source was located and why you chose the particular source.

Examples:

“After brainstorming on technology and education, I decided to research ______________.”

“I went to the UMUC Database and searched ______________.”

“In the course discussion, someone suggested author X, so I _____________”

Please end your description with a sentence that talks about how this source informs/illustrates/alters your ideas about your research topic.

Figure 1. "How to do Research."Kentucky Virtual Library. Retrieved 3/26/2014 from <http://www.kyvl.org/resources.shtm>

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Post a first draft of this assignment here in order to receive feedback from classmates and me. You may post as many or as few citations/annotations as you have completed; it isn't necessary to furnish a complete draft here. Pay close attention to form and formatting. I'd much rather see even one correct critical annotation/citation than a dozen incorrect ones.

Read classmates' drafts and furnish feedback.

week 4

able of Research Findings

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The next formal assignment in class is the Literature Review. In a Literature Review, a writer evaluates sources on a particular topic and identifies any gaps in the current research. For the Literature Review, students will continue to work with the topic chosen earlier in the semester.As you consider the following assignment, it may be useful to view this information on the Literature Review.

http://polaris.umuc.edu/ewc/web/lit_review.html

One thing that Literature Reviews ask writers to do is to carefully evaluate sources and assess their ideas and arguments. The table of research findings asks you to look at each source with a critical eye and pinpoint the focus, methodology, and findings in that study. In addition, you are asked to personally reflect on the meaning of the source.

Please consider the following as you assess your sources on your technological transformation topic:

Read over Chapters 11 and 13 inWriting for Success.

Chapter 11, Writing from Research: What Will I Learn?

Chapter 13, APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting

In addition, there are several articles in the reserved readings section of the class that you might choose from if you would like to do so.

Chapter 2, So You’ve Got a Writing Assignment. Now what?

Chapter 13, Reading Games: Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources

Organizing a Table of Research Findings:

I would look over your annotated bibliography and find 3 articles. Each article must report on the findings of a research study on your chosen topic. Finding and examining these sources will help you to identify the current research issues surrounding your topic.

Research Topic:Social Media and Education

Source Definitions/

key terms

Focus of study

(subjects, participants, type of college, purpose of study)

Methodology Findings

For example, a student researching the topic ofsocial media and education might come across the following three resources in the UMUC Databases. The student's job would be to read over the sources carefully and to identify the source (including citations in APA format), definitions/key terms used in the research, focus of the study/article, what methodology the author used, a description of the author's findings, and the student's reflections on the source itself.

Moran, M., Seaman, J., Tinti-Kane, H., & Babson Survey Research, G. (2011). Teaching, Learning, and Sharing: How Today's Higher Education Faculty Use Social Media.Babson Survey Research Group,2011 32 pp. (ED535130)

Powers, L., Averbeck, C., Alhussain, R., & Warner, A. (2012). PERSPECTIVES ON DISTANCE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA.Quarterly Review Of Distance Education,13(4),241-245.

Younger, D. W., Duncan, J. E., & Hart, L. M. (2013). Tuning into YouTube in the Classroom: Improving Assessment Scores through Social Media.Online Submission,2013 6 pp. (ED543108)

Task:

Please fill in the table for 3 sources you've located on your research topic. At the bottom of your Table, list a potential category, or categories, that your sources might fall under in your Literature Review.As you continue to work on the Literature Review, continue to closely evaluate your sources.

Assessing Evidence

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As you put together your literature reviews, you will want to consider carefully how to effectively use your evidence. As the University of North Carolina says, "Does evidence speak for itself? No, it does not. After you introduce evidence into your writing, you must say why and how this evidence supports your argument. In other words, you have to explain the significance of the evidence and its function in your paper. What turns a fact or piece of information into evidence is the connection it has with a larger claim or argument: evidence is always evidence for something, and you have to make that link clear." (Evidence, 2013). Of course, you will want to be aware that the Literature Review itself does not make the argument. No, the Literature Review is where you examine all the available current research on your topic.

Consider the following video on effectively using evidence.

Task:

After looking over the sources that you've been working with, choose one of the sources and write a short paragraph why it should or should not beevidencein your Literature Review. Feel free to write about evidence that will not be useful.

"Evidence." (2013) The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved from http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/evidence/ on March 28, 2014.

Cavanaugh, Andrew, [Andrew Cavanaugh]. (2011, March 3). Tips_On_Using_Evidence_Correctly.[Video file]. Retrieved fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dguNrdzUwB8

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Here are lots of resources to help students understand the Literature Review. Please browse these resources and then complete the discussion post below.

Ted Zorn and Nittaya Campbell, "Improving the Writing of Literature Reviews through Literature Integration Exercise" -- please clickeReserves to find the article.

Here are some video resources on Literature Reviews:

The University of North Carolina has this excellent tutorial:http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/lit-review/

The following was developed by UMUC's David Taylor on how to outline the literature review:http://polaris.umuc.edu/ewc/web/lit_review.html

Task:

After reviewing the material on the Literature Review posted above, please return to your annotated bibliography and begin developing"categories" to help you to organize your sources. Post one category below and list several sources that might fill that category. Remember that some sources may fall into more than one category. Please feel free to post questions or concerns because your instructor wants to help you.Please respond generously to at least two of yourclassmates.

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Literature Review--First Draft/Outline

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After reviewing the previous information posted on the Literature Review, please look over David Taylor's video:

http://polaris.umuc.edu/ewc/web/lit_review.html

Task:

Please post an first draft/outline of your Literature Review on your chosen topic. Please remember to develop categories in the body of your Literature Review. In addition, please note that you will discuss any gaps in the research in your conclusion.

Beck Ellen and Rachel Mingo. (Gallaudet.edu) Writing_Process. [Cartoon] Retrieved from http://www.gallaudet.edu/tip/english_works/writing/research_paper_the_process.html

First Draft of the Literature Review

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Post your first draft here to receive feedback.

Read others' drafts and furnish feedback.

Post your final draft of the Critique Essay here, please.

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So that you may read others' finished work and they read yours, post the essay here (with your comments.or not).

You may edit and revise your essay before posting it here--according to feedback it received--or not.

week 5

week 5

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Look over the sources that you've gathered for your Literature Review. As you assess the structure of your review, you will want to create a visual map. As you consider the structure of your review, please consider the following ideas about visual mapping.

Task:

Please go to PowerPoint, Simple Mapper, or choose one of the following concept mappers: http://freenuts.com/top-10-free-online-mind-mapping-tools/ and create a concept map of your Literature Review and the sources that you are using. Please post your map below. Please comment on at least three of your fellow students' work.

Academic Success Center at UOIT. [Nooluoit]. (2011, August 30). Concept Maps--A Visual Study Tool.[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBLI6ijHHg

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Modern theories about argumentation are based upon concepts developed in ancient Greece and Rome. These theories help us look at how we develop our evidence for essays and other arguments. The orators of Greece and Rome saw argument as a way to settle disputes and to uncover truth. According to Aristotle, any person who wants to make an argument appeals to his or her audience through logos (reason/logic), pathos (emotion), or ethos (ethics). These three appeals form the basis of any persuasive essay. Let's look at each appeal closely:

The appeal to pathos is an appeal to the reader's (or listener's) emotions. When one uses pathos in a speech, one is appealing to the emotions of the audience. If a reader or listener is moved to tears during an argument, generally the writer/speaker is using pathos. An argument that uses pathos will draw an audience into the argument using the audience members' emotions.

The appeal to logos is an appeal to logic. When the writer bases his or her argument on reason, then one is experiencing an appeal to logos. DNA evidence, statistics, and empirical research all belong to logical arguments. An argument that uses logos appeals to the reason of the audience.

Finally, ethos is an appeal that is based on the credibility of the speaker or the author. This argument will be judged on whether the author/speaker is trustworthy. People who are experts in a field have good ethos. When an argument has ethos, the reader/speaker will be easily accepted as knowledgeable on a particular topic by the audience.

The following video tutorial and reading may be helpful in communicating these appeals:

Chapter 10, Finding the Good Argument OR Why Bother with Logic?

Task:

Find a famous speech and read through it carefully. As you read, pinpoint the claim that the speech is making and analyze the appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos that occur within it. (You can find famous speeches by visiting the History Channel or through your own research.) Post a copy of the speech below and write a paragraph that explains the claim of the speech, as well as the ethos, logos, and pathos within the speech (or the speaker). Then, please assess one of your Literature Review sources for the use of these three appeals.

Price, Krista. [Krista Price]. (2009, November 10). Ethos, Logos, and Pathos.[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAsxyffBqm0&list=PLFEE5793EBA2A7616

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Please post the first draft of your literature review. You may post an outline, a series of categories and sources, or a start on the full review.

week 6

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Why do expert writers revise so extensively? According to the Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing, there are five main reasons why expert writers revise their work:They revise to overcome the limits of memory. "Because of the limits of short term memory, you can actively engage only a few chunks of material at any given moment..."(482).Writers revise to accommodate shifts and changes in ideas. As one writes, often ideas evolve.They revise to clarify audience and purpose. A writer wants to say something significant to an audience for a

purpose.They revise to clarify structure and create coherence.They revise to improve gracefulness and correctness (482-484).Often in undergraduate writing courses, a writer doesn't have the opportunity to revise essays. However, developing a strategy for revision adds a tremendous tool to a writer's arsenal.

Here is an interesting video on revision:

Task:

Please post your literature review first draft below. After reading over the material above and the material from the previous week on assessing your literature reviews, develop a short list of potential improvements that you can make in your essay/assignment. Choose specific examples from your essay/assignment.

Bean, John C., and June Johnson. (2012) Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing. By John D. Ramage. 6th ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, N. pag. Print.

Fullmer, Mark. [Markobooko]. (2009, August 15). How To Revise A College Essay. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA15NrZNzp4

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Task:

Now that you've spent some time writing the Literature Review on your chosen topic, how has your thinking altered as the result of the work that you've done? As you reflect on the process, please revisit the following learning object from earlier in the semester:

Reflective Writing

Here are some questions to help you assess your critical thinking and the Literature Review. Look overthe final draft of your Literature Review.

Here are some questions to ask yourself as you read:

Does the Literature Review say what you wanted it to say? Is it all in the right order? Are the categories clearly introduced? Does it start well? Does it clearly introduce a Literature Review? Does it finish with a discussion of the niche or gaps in the research? Does it have the right tone? Is anything missing? Do you need to eliminate any sentence level errors?

See this resource for help: http://libweb.surrey.ac.uk/library/skills/study_skills/Reflective%20Writing/reflective_writing_tools.html

RLO-CETL (2009). “Reflective Writing Tools.” Digital Learning Object. http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk/index.php

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As you consider revision and what it entails, please read over the following handout from the Writing Center at Harvard.

http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/revising-draft

In addition, please read the following information from Chapter 7, Refining Your Writing: How Do I Improve My Writing Technique?

Task:

After looking over the information in the handout and the reading, please choose a paragraph in your first draft of your Literature Review. Please point out what you want the paragraph to do, how you plan to revise the paragraph, and how the revision will help the paragraph.

Copyright Laura Saltz, 1998, and the President and Fellows of Harvard College, for the Writing Center at Harvard University.

Hagen, Maggie. (2014.). I Will Revise My Work Before Turning It In.[ Cartoon]. Retrieved fromhttp://teachers.saschina.org/mhagen/2013/09/09/the-writing-process-edit-revise-2/

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You can use a “ Spider Diagram” to help you to structure your discussion of Niches and Gaps. A spider diagram is a visual tool usually used for planning your writing. However, you can also use it for evaluating and thinking about a topic in detail.

Print out your Literature Review and grab a blank piece of paper.

For more information on the Spider Diagram, please visit the following link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationadvice/9839678/Spider-diagrams-how-and-why-they-work.html

Task :

Try the following:

1. Write your idea/title/topic/thesis in the center of a piece of paper. Draw a circle around it. For the purposes of this exercise, you will use the topic of your Literature Review.

2. Draw a "leg" from the central "body" of your Literature Review topic towards the top right hand corner of the page. Label this "leg" with the first topic that you dealt with in your Review.

3. Add more legs moving clockwise around the page until all the sections have been included, with the final one being somewhere near the top left of the page.

4. Now divide each "leg" up into smaller "legs" with all the points that you made in each section. (Again work clockwise from the top left so that the sequence of ideas is maintained).

5. Finally, please be sure that one section is devoted to identifying any gaps or niches in the Research Literature in your Literature Review.

6. You may have to redraw your spider diagram several times until you find a structure that works for you. Make sure that you find a proposal structure that suits the needs of your Niches and Gaps paper. Please post your spider diagram below.

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eflecting on Niches And Gaps

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When a student writes a Literature Review as a part of a larger thesis or dissertation, the Review sets up the writer as an expert in her field and introduces the basis for the student's research. After reviewing multiple sources in her field of study, a student identifies a place in the research conversation where she can contribute. Sometimes the student identifies a population that should have been studied but wasn't. For example, feminist scholars often research history for places

where women's contribuitions have been ignored or misread. Other times, a learner might identify a weakness in the current research.

Task:

Reflect on the process of writing your Literature Review. Write a short paragraph in which you discuss not only the gap in the research, but also how you discovered that gap. Please respond to at least two of your fellow stude

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Read, Identify, Pose Questions

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Please read the following:

Chapter 15, Annoying Ways People Use Sources

Task:

As you read, please follow these three steps:

Read over the article and choose the three most important aspects of the reading. Defend your choice.

Describe two aspects of the article that you do not understand. Please list only two aspects you do not understand and please put them in order with the more confusing idea first.

Please post a question for the article's author that is unrelated to the points of confusion you've already mentioned. Please respond to at least two of your fellow classmates.

In addition, please click here and read the article by Geraline Van Gyn entitled "The Little Assignment with the Big Impact: Reading, Writing, Critical Reflection, and Meaningful Discussion

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inal Assignment--WRTG 391Actions for 'Final Assignment--WRTG 391' SubscribeHide Description

Here is your final assignment for WRTG 391. Please share your thoughts on the course. Here is a place to share what you liked, disliked, learned, etc. throughout the course. Please post your comments on the course below.

Bird, Susan Willert. [2010]. Conversation. [Cartoon]. Retrieved from http://wf360.typepad.com/bev/2010/12/conversations-with-larry-king.html

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Critique Essay - Final Draft

society. Several articles appear as e-Reserve listings (click on Resources under Content in the main menu. Choose this article thoughtfully as it will be useful for assignments to follow; you should be genuinely interested in the content of the article and plan to stick with the same topic throughout the course. You will write both a rough draft and a final draft of about 500 words in length (2 pages). Due date of the final draft, which is to be posted to both turnitin and your assignments folder, is 3/29.

See the rubric for this assignment in the file attached. Note that we use APA style of documentation and citation.

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signment 2: Critical Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography sums up the content of a source, providing an overview of the arguments, methodology, and evidence used in the work. A criticalannotated bibliography summarizes and evaluates a source, noting bias, objective, and lack of evidence. In addition, a critical annotated bibliography may show how the source research may or may not be useful in a writer's own research and/or in a particular field of study. You should gather 12 to 15 sources for your critical annotated bibliography. Length of an annotation is 150 about words. Final draft of the critical annotated bibliography is 4/19; it must be posted to both turnitin and your folder.

Literature Review - Final Draft

Instructions

The literature review is the main paper for this class. Literature reviews are written in many contexts in academic writing, in business, and in graduate school. The practice of writing a literature review develops skills in classifying research findings, synthesizing them, and reporting them to an audience. The literature review also points out unanswered but researchable questions in your topic area. This document should be eight to ten pages long. Due date of the final draft is 5/3; it must be posted to both turnitin and your folder.

Final Project: Statement of Research Gaps or Unanswered Questions

The statement of research gaps or unanswered questions is a short essay that reflects on literature review and informs the reader what issues or angles on the topic could use additional research and why or of questions that remain unanswered after having conducted the literature review.

The statement of research gaps or unanswered questions should be two to three pages long. Due date of the final draft, which is to be posted to both turnitin and your assignments folder, is 5/10.