Course Content
Week 01: Qualified interpretation
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Qualified inference and ambiguity: read and investigate
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Practice check: Qualified inference and ambiguity: read and investigate
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Qualified inference and ambiguity: draft and improve
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Practice check: Qualified inference and ambiguity: draft and improve
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Qualified inference and ambiguity: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Qualified inference and ambiguity: new challenge and reflection
Week 02: Nuanced summary
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Complex central ideas and compression: read and investigate
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Practice check: Complex central ideas and compression: read and investigate
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Complex central ideas and compression: draft and improve
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Practice check: Complex central ideas and compression: draft and improve
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Complex central ideas and compression: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Complex central ideas and compression: new challenge and reflection
Week 03: Rhetoric and audience
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Rhetorical purpose and audience: read and investigate
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Practice check: Rhetorical purpose and audience: read and investigate
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Rhetorical purpose and audience: draft and improve
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Practice check: Rhetorical purpose and audience: draft and improve
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Rhetorical purpose and audience: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Rhetorical purpose and audience: new challenge and reflection
Week 04: Structure and thematic development
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Narrative structure and withheld information: read and investigate
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Practice check: Narrative structure and withheld information: read and investigate
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Narrative structure and withheld information: draft and improve
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Practice check: Narrative structure and withheld information: draft and improve
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Narrative structure and withheld information: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Narrative structure and withheld information: new challenge and reflection
Week 05: Narrator reliability
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Reliability, voice, and irony: read and investigate
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Practice check: Reliability, voice, and irony: read and investigate
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Reliability, voice, and irony: draft and improve
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Practice check: Reliability, voice, and irony: draft and improve
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Reliability, voice, and irony: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Reliability, voice, and irony: new challenge and reflection
Week 06: Argument evaluation
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Argument assumptions and fair counterclaims: read and investigate
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Practice check: Argument assumptions and fair counterclaims: read and investigate
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Argument assumptions and fair counterclaims: draft and improve
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Practice check: Argument assumptions and fair counterclaims: draft and improve
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Argument assumptions and fair counterclaims: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Argument assumptions and fair counterclaims: new challenge and reflection
Week 07: Research design and sourcing
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Research questions and evidence limits: read and investigate
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Practice check: Research questions and evidence limits: read and investigate
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Research questions and evidence limits: draft and improve
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Practice check: Research questions and evidence limits: draft and improve
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Research questions and evidence limits: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Research questions and evidence limits: new challenge and reflection
Week 08: Source integration
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Quotation, paraphrase, and attribution: read and investigate
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Practice check: Quotation, paraphrase, and attribution: read and investigate
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Quotation, paraphrase, and attribution: draft and improve
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Practice check: Quotation, paraphrase, and attribution: draft and improve
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Quotation, paraphrase, and attribution: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Quotation, paraphrase, and attribution: new challenge and reflection
Week 09: Explanatory organization
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Explanatory architecture and cohesion: read and investigate
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Practice check: Explanatory architecture and cohesion: read and investigate
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Explanatory architecture and cohesion: draft and improve
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Practice check: Explanatory architecture and cohesion: draft and improve
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Explanatory architecture and cohesion: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Explanatory architecture and cohesion: new challenge and reflection
Week 10: Revision and syntax
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Revision for logic and style: read and investigate
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Practice check: Revision for logic and style: read and investigate
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Revision for logic and style: draft and improve
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Practice check: Revision for logic and style: draft and improve
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Revision for logic and style: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Revision for logic and style: new challenge and reflection
Week 11: Source synthesis
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Synthesis without false agreement: read and investigate
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Practice check: Synthesis without false agreement: read and investigate
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Synthesis without false agreement: draft and improve
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Practice check: Synthesis without false agreement: draft and improve
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Synthesis without false agreement: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Synthesis without false agreement: new challenge and reflection
Week 12: Integrated composition
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Evidence-based capstone and self-review: read and investigate
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Practice check: Evidence-based capstone and self-review: read and investigate
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Evidence-based capstone and self-review: draft and improve
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Practice check: Evidence-based capstone and self-review: draft and improve
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Evidence-based capstone and self-review: new challenge and reflection
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Practice check: Evidence-based capstone and self-review: new challenge and reflection