Yonsei Underwood Composition
Professor Horace Jeffery Hodges
This course will teach students how to write research-based expository essays with citations and bibliography. Students can choose a topic of their own interest. I would advise choosing a topic useful for your interests. Readings will be assigned week by week but will be light. Most of your reading will be through your own research.
Your essay should be at least 10 paragraphs, each paragraph being about 8-10 sentences (or more).
Note: Do not plagiarize on your essay. Provide citations for anything that you borrow. Borrowing can be exact quotes (and use quotation marks), paraphrase, information, and so on taken from some other source. Be sure that you understand what “plagiarism” means.
Week Assignment
1. 3/5 Introduction
3/7 Discuss Research Methods & Choose Topics
2. 3/12 Thesis Statements (Read)
3/14 Bring Thesis Statement (Write)
3. 3/19 Introductory Paragraph (Read)
3/21 Bring Introductory Paragraph (Write)
4. 3/26 Body Paragraphs (Read)
3/28 Bring Body Paragraph (Write)
5. 4/2 Concluding Paragraph (Read)
4/4 Bring Concluding Paragraph (Write)
6. 4/9 Sample Essays (Read)
4/11 First Draft: Composing. Also Citations
7. 4/16 First Draft: Composing
4/18 First Draft: Composing. Also Bibliography
8. 4/23 First Draft of Essay Due (Write)
4/25 Midterm Break
9. 4/30 First Draft Returned
5/2 Revising First Draft
10. 5/7 Revising First Draft
5/9 Revising First Draft
11. 5/14 Revising First Draft
5/16 Second Draft of Essay Due (Write)
12. 5/21 Second Draft Returned
5/23 Revising Second Draft
13. 5/28 Revising Second Draft
5/30 Third Draft of Essay Due (Write)
14. 6/4 Third Draft Returned
6/6 Holiday
15. 6/11 Revising Third Draft
6/13 Revising Third Draft
16. 6/18 Revising Third Draft
6/20 Essay Due: Final Draft