SOC b2500
Sociological Writing
(“Making Sociology Speak”)
B. Nadya Jaworsky
Office 3.66
Consultation Hours:
Wednesday 11:00-12:00
or by appointment

Who are you?
•Where are you from (born & living now)?
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•What was the last book you read?
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•What is your favorite kind of music?
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•What is the last thing you wrote that was longer than one page and what was it about?
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•What is your favorite kind of food?

Class Participation
•Attendance: All students are required to attend every seminar meeting.
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•Discussion: Active participation in classroom discussion is an important part of your grade. You
are required to read the assigned literature before the seminar meeting to facilitate discussion.
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•Peer Review
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Peer Review
•March 19
•April 9
•May 14

Writing Assignments
•Formal writing assignments:
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• Response to academic article (300-400 words)
• Social issue opinion essay (1000 words)
• Final research essay (2500-3000 words; 9-12 pp. double-spaced, Times New Roman)
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Evaluation/Grading Scheme
•Language: The quality of your use of English is not part of the grade (but improvement is)!
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•10 points - Response/discussion paper
•15 points - Social Issue Essay
•30 points - Class participation (each class = 2 points; peer review = 8 pts. total)
•10 points - Final essay draft and presentation
•35 points - Final essay
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•Evaluation is assessed as follows:
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90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
66-69 = D
60-65 = E
0-59 =   F
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Don't Ban ChatGPT. Use It as a Teaching Tool (Opinion)



•What are your writing strengths and weaknesses?
•Where do you expect your writing to be at the end of this course?
•What is the meaning of democracy?
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Freewriting – 20 minutes

•Week 1 – Introduction to the course
•Week 2 – What is bad writing and how can we recognize it?
•Week 3 –How do we write analytical response/discussion papers?
•Week 4 – How can we engage sources effectively?
•Week 5 – Peer Review #1: How do we help one another constructively?
•Week 6 – How do we write an expository or opinion essay?
•Week 7 – Reading Week (NO CLASS)
•Week 8 – Peer Review #2: Social Issue Essay
•Week 9 – How do we get started on a research essay?
•Week 10 – How do I structure a literature review?
•Week 11 –How do we finish sociological research and begin writing?
•Week 12 – How do we finish writing a research essay or thesis?
•Week 13 – Peer Review #3 and Presentation of Essay First Drafts

Are you old enough to remember who this is?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo