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Philosophy
101
Inroduction
to Philosophy
Group
Writing Projects
Dr.
Frank Edler
Office: SOC,
Room 121
Phone:
738-4667
E-mail:
fedler@metropo.mccneb.edu |
Essential Information:
1. Requirement: Each student must write
a 5-7 page
(length) paper
in standard essay form on one of
the
suggested topics given below.
2. Requirement: You must have a
minimum of 1 book (or (sources) a
chapter of a book but not our text), an
essay
or article from a "hard" journal,
and
2 good articles from the
Internet.
3. Weight:
The
paper is 30% of your final grade.
4. Due
date:
5. Procedures:
Students
will form groups of 3-4
members.
All members of the group must
agree
to work on the same topic.
Members
of the group will select their
own
specific aspect of that topic as a
subject
for their own papers. Students
are
encouraged to collaborate on the
general
topic and share specific ideas,
but each student is
responsible for his or
her own individual paper.
5. Content: The writing project uses
a particular
essay
(Laura Bohannan's essay "Shake-
speare in the Bush") as a focus for
all
other
philosophical topics related to it.
This
essay will be discussed at length in
class
early on in the course.
Further
Specific Information:
1. Suggested topics for
groups.
2. How to form groups.
3.
How to start formulating
aspects of your topic for
theses
for your individual papers.
4.
How to start researching
your theses in philosophy.
5.
Internet reseach sources
for topics.
6.
How to collaborate to
help others in your group.
7.
How to write your paper
(basic essay structure).
8.
How to use different
argument strategies to shape
the
basic essay structure of your paper.
9.
How to brush up your
critical thinking skills.
(This links you to my
critical reasoning tutorial.)
10.
International
e-mail with Nigeria
Writing Project Internet
Resources Page
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Last revision:
October 25, 2000
Please send
any comments to Frank Edler fedler@metropo.mccneb.edu
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