VB037 Assignment Overview Fall 2020


The deadlines for short written assignments are on Saturday midnight of the given week unless
otherwise stated. See the Interactive Syllabus of the course for more detail on individual
assignments.

Changes to the original assignment overview are shown in red.


Week 1 – October 5

Questionnaire – minor assignment

Week 2 – October 12

Developing topic sentence – minor assignment

Read the first four and a half pages of Week 3 handout before coming to Week 3 class.

Week 3 – October 19

Writing paragraphs – minor assignment

Week 4 – October 26

Writing a formal outline from the handout – minor assignment

Week 5 – November 2

Writing a formal outline from your W2 topic – major assignment

Week 6 – November 9

Drafts for outlines (from Week 5) – major assignment, deadline November 21

Week 7 – November 16

No class (discussion of your draft for the final paper); come prepared to the individual
consultations with an idea in mind, with your proposed outline, and with some of the sources you
would like to use. Sign-in form to be provided.

Final paper – first draft, deadline December 5

Week 8 – November 23

Paraphrasing and plagiarism – minor assignment

Week 9 – November 30

Peer feedback on student texts (from Week 5) – major assignment, deadline December 12

Minor assignment from the handout

Week 10 – December 7

No class (individual consultations for the first draft of the final paper)

Passive voice – minor assignment (same due date as week 11 assignment)

Week 11 – December 14

Mechanics of writing – minor assignment

Week 12 – January 4

Mechanics of writing and effective writing – minor assignment

Week 13 – January 11

Final versions of Week 5 draft – major assignment, deadline January 17


During the examination period:

Final paper and peer feedback to final paper; deadlines TBA