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ENGL 135 Entire Course

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Week 1-7 All Discussion Questions
Week 1 - Restaurant Evaluation

Week 2 - Omnivore's Dilemma Book Review

Week 3 - Position Paper

Week 4 - Research Proposal

Week 5 - Annotated Bibliography

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ENGL 135 Week 1 Mc Donalds Evaluation

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Evaluation
Our first assignment is an evaluation, which uses a set of standards or criteria to measure quality or effectiveness of a subject, such as a place, product, or service. This week, you will evaluate a restaurant. You may include details that allow your evaluation to come alive for the reader.

The evaluation, worth 100 points, is due in the Dropbox at the end of this week (Week 1). It is to be 1-2 pages.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page.
For instructions on how to use theDropbox, read these Step-by-Step Instructions, o

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ENGL 135 Week 1-7 All Discussions

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W1 DQ1 Evaluating a Dilemma (graded)
W1 DQ2 Evaluating Elements (graded)
W2 DQ1 Review of an Advertisement (graded)
W2 DQ2 Common Expectations (graded)
W3 DQ1 Taking a Position on Animal Rights (graded)
W3 DQ2 Points of Contention (graded)
W4 DQ1 Proposing Solutions (graded)

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ENGL 135 Week 2 Book Review of Omnivores Dilemma

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Book Review
Our assignment is a book review, and you will choose one part of The Omnivore’s Dilemmato review. It’s important to discuss common expectations in your review, and whether the chapters in the part of the book meet or do not meet these expectations. In your review, use the common expectations that your classmates have posted in the second threaded discussion for this week.
The Book Review ofThe Omnivore’s Dilemma—one of three parts—is due in the Dropbox by the end of Week 2 and is worth 100 points. It should be 1-2 pages.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use theDropbox, read these Step-by-Step Instructions, or watch this Dropbox Tutorial.

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ENGL 135 Week 3 Position Paper The Omnivore's Dilemma

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Position Paper
Choose your topic for the position paper carefully, as it will be expanded into the Research Paper later in this course. The topic should come from one of the issues explored in The Omnivore’s Dilemma. A theme of this bookis that conventional wisdom about societal issues and challenges is often incorrect. Don’t be afraid to take an unconventional stance on an issue.

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ENGL 135 Week 4 Research Proposal and Outline paper

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The Research Paper will be a longer version of your position paper, just expanded with outside sources. The research proposal and outline let the reader know your topic, research question, and how you plan to expand your position paper. The research outline provides a road map of your ideas for the research paper, including your thesis, organization, and major ideas.
The research proposal and outline assignment, due at end of week 4 in the Dropbox, is worth 60 points and should be 1-2 pages.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page.

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ENGL 135 Week 5 Annotated Bibliography

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The annotated bibliography is a very useful research tool in that it summarizes the information found in each of your research paper sources, and relates how the source will connect to ideas in your paper. Be sure to review the section “Developing an Annotated Bibliography” (pp. 472-474) of our textbook before writing your bibliography. In Doc Sharing, you’ll also find the document format for the annotated bibliography. You may find that other sources will be added to your list, but at this point in your research process, you should have at least five sources to include in your bibliography

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ENGL 135 Week 6 Research Paper Draft

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The first draft of the research paper is due at the end of Week 6 to the Dropbox. It should be 3-4 pages and is worth 60 points.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these Step-by-Step Instructions or watch this Dropbox Tutorial.
See "Due Dates for Assignments & Exams" in the Syllabus for due date information.

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ENGL 135 Week 7 Research Presentation

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Your teacher will assign you to a peer review team. Complete the second draft of your paper and post it to your team Discussion board for peer review as directed. An additional 3-4 pages should be added to your draft from last week. You will peer review two classmates’ second drafts, and your peer reviews are due at the end of the week to the same thread.

This week, you are required to submit a PowerPoint presentation with Speaker Notes of your final paper.
There is a rubric and sample presentation in Doc Sharing that will be help guide you through this assignment.