Unit Three: Writing Material

Now that you have gathered your research and given yourself time to play with your questions, watch them evolve, etc., it’s time to draft and revise a paper presenting your findings. In Unit Three, you’ll submit a complete draft of a paper early on. Then we’ll spend the rest of the unit reading and revising these together, incorporating professional workshop and publishing strategies to get your work ready for distribution.

Unit Three: Major Writing Assignment

Essay Grading Rubric

Misc. Resources:

• Sample Papers:

  • Nobles essay draft (stress and the body)

  • Vemuri final essay (phase separation—research related to cancer+)

  • Anonymous final essay (rural education and college outcomes)

  • Anonymous final essay (stress and sedentary behavior during Covid)

• On Style-related issues:

  • Handout on incorporating outside material (i.e., quotes, paraphrases, and summaries)

  • Slides on mechanical issues to prioritize in cleaning up a final draft

  • Slides on incorporating figures properly