Retrieved from: https://bassconnections.duke.edu/content/request-bass-connections-project-proposals (for educational purposes)
Objective: At the end of this unit you should be able to use vocabulary related to a specific topic from your area of study and to write a project proposal.
Basic Writing Skills 1
When writing a text, it is not enough to have good
ideas or persuasive arguments. It is also important to express them correctly.
Before start writing our project, it is important to learn some strategies to
improve our writing skills. Please analyze each strategy and do the proposed
task.
Homework April 12th: Study these guidelines on how to use punctuation marks properly and take notes.
April 12th
Review
In the links below you can review the use of punctuation marks:
Quiz 1
Writing Tips
Writing strategy
The best and most successful papers always start with prewriting. Prewriting is a term that describes any kind of preliminary work that precedes the actual paper writing. It doesn't necessarily have to be writing. In fact, prewriting can just be concentrated thinking about what you want to write your paper on. Some prewriting strategies are brainstorming, mindmapping, question-asking, among others. In the link below you can expand each technique:
Prewriting Techniques
Homework:
As a prewriting exercise, write at least three questions that help us guide our Problem Description Section and About Us Section. Think about these subtopics:
Problem Description:
General Description
Causes
Effects
About Us:
General Information (Major & University)
Entrepreneurial Skills & Qualities
Academic Experience (Research Experience, Study Groups)
Job Experience (Job Experience Related to this Area)
Motivations (Motivation to participate in this project)
Homework:
As a prewriting exercise, write at least three questions that help us guide our Problem Description Section and About Us Section. Think about these subtopics:
Problem Description:
General Description
Causes
Effects
About Us:
General Information (Major & University)
Entrepreneurial Skills & Qualities
Academic Experience (Research Experience, Study Groups)
Job Experience (Job Experience Related to this Area)
Motivations (Motivation to participate in this project)
Share your questions HERE by April 14th
Topics:
Listening: Projects / Problems / Entrepreneurs
April 14th
At the lab
Writing
1. Check the shared questions.
2. Open your institutional email and open your drive.
3. Click on "Shared with me" (Compartidos conmigo) and look for the folder Our Projects_10
4. Use that shared file to start writing your Problem Description and About Us Sections.
Remember to use the writing strategies:
About Us
Remember to use the writing strategies:
- Use the shared questions to guide your composition.
- Use the models to compare them with your text.
About Us
April 19th & April 21st
Oral Task:
April 26th
Midterm Exam
Topics:
Language: Infinitives vs Gerunds / Word Formation (Most Common - Prefixes & Suffixes)
Some Rules Gerunds and Infinitives
Some Rules Gerunds and Infinitives
Reading: Projects / Problems / Entrepreneurs
Listening: Projects / Problems / Entrepreneurs
Writing: Biosketch (Professional Profile) / A summary of a project proposal
April 28th
2. Problem Description:
General description of the problem
Causes
Effects
May 3rd
1. Read the project proposal “Corn cobs help reduce pollution of the Medellín River” and identify its objectives and its scope (This section presents the work that needs to be accomplished to deliver a product, service, or result with the specified features and functions).
2. Think about possible questions to be answered in this section:
April 28th
Written project: Our Website
Today you will design a website (blog, wiki or any other free website) to post all the information about your project.
Steps:
1.Open your drive and correct your problem description and your biosketch according to your teacher's recommendations.
Check also our model to see if your text resembles the original idea:
2. Create your website by using one of these tools:
3. Post the address of your website in the comments box by May 3rd.
Note: Remember the website entries or pages you should include so far:
1. About us (Biosketch)
General Information (Major & University)
Entrepreneurial Skills & Qualities
Academic Experience (Research Experience, Study Groups)
Job Experience (Job Experience Related to this Area)
Motivations (Motivation to participate in this project)
Entrepreneurial Skills & Qualities
Academic Experience (Research Experience, Study Groups)
Job Experience (Job Experience Related to this Area)
Motivations (Motivation to participate in this project)
2. Problem Description:
General description of the problem
Causes
Effects
May 3rd
Written Project: Solution
2. Think about possible questions to be answered in this section:
-How are you going to solve the problem?
-What is your approach? what is your solution?
-Which are the steps to achieve that solution?
-What are the advantages of this solution?
3. Analize the grammatical choices, style, and other characteristics.
4. Write about your product, service or technology.
-Which are the steps to achieve that solution?
-What are the advantages of this solution?
3. Analize the grammatical choices, style, and other characteristics.
4. Write about your product, service or technology.
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