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The Juicy Term Paper, Spring 2010

Students in this online class are working on properly formatted research papers from a variety of fields.  Older students are using official MLA or APA formatting.  We are tackling this in cumulative, bite-sized lessons over the session.  Each participant works at his or her own pace.  We are exploring concepts like summation, intellectual property rights, plagiarism, citation formats, logical flow, research organization skills, definition of terms, drawing conclusions, transitional paragraphs, source exclusion and validation, and artistic expression in non-fiction research writing. Each week, I'll be reading, editing, commenting, and personally tailoring non-fiction writing lessons for every participant.  I'll also hold online office hours where students are encouraged to present specific questions and challenges.  We'll be learning how to use collaborative online working environments and digging into online research techniques.  This is a homework intensive class; expect to spend about 3 hours per week researching, thinking, writing, and editing.  You can visit the class website here.

Limit 8 participants, by permission of instructor
$150 for 15 weeks or 3 installments of $56
PayPay preferred: melina@3676.net