This 6-week course primes graduate students to not only understand a scholarly text but critically read and form an argument based on it. Topics covered include paraphrasing, APA citation, analysis, academic paragraphs, and revising and editing. Students participate in a robust writing community where they practice writing in discussions, keep a feedback journal, and apply their learning to papers for their discipline-specific courses. Through these activities, students should begin to see their place in the scholarly conversation.

• Evaluate scholarly writing skills and strategies for strengths and opportunities for improvement
• Use a functional writing strategy that incorporates critical reading and research, prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing
• Write an evaluative essay with cohesive paragraphs that synthesize main ideas
• Incorporate Instructors’ comments on written work into revised drafts
• Assess progress with writing skills and strategies
• Develop a plan for continued learning of scholarly writing

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