Workshop in Essay Writing: ENG 1100LL
Instructor:
Dr. Kevin Mallory
Rm 128, 135 Séraphin-Marion
Office Hours: Thursdays 6 pm
Please contact me by email first to set up an appointment.
Email: kmallory@uottawa.ca
Phone: 562-5248 Allo-Prof Mailbox 910195
Texts: Avery, H. and others. Thinking It Through: A Practical Guide to Academic Essay Writing.
Buckley, Joanne. Checkmate: A Writing Reference for Canadians.
Texts are available at Benjamin Books at 121 Osgoode.
Scope and Approach: English 1100 will provide students with a firm foundation in the following
areas vital to academic essay writing:
 critical reading and
thinking
 planning and organization
Grading:
 grammar and style 
research and documentation
Essay #1
Essay #2 (in class)
Research Essay Proposal
5%
Research Essay
25%
Final Exam
30%
Grammar Workbook
10%
10%
20%
Deadlines and Academic Fraud: Late assignments will not be accepted without a medical
certificate or proof of emergency. Please reread the preceding sentence. Forms of
academic fraud include improper, missing, or made-up bibliographic information, passing
off others' work as one's own, turning in the same assignment for more than one class,
collaborative efforts when individual work is requested. ALL forms of academic dishonesty
are prohibited and if detected may result in failure of the assignment, failure of the course, or
worse. Further information can be found in the Faculty of Arts Calendar.
Attendance: Regular class attendance is mandatory. Class discussion is impromptu and cannot be
appreciated or even understood unless you are there. Trust me: attend, understand, work and
you will pass.
DATE
PROPOSED TOPICS
ASSIGNMENTS/ DUE DATES
September 9
Course Introduction and
Writing Sample
Septembet 16
The Academic Essay:
Arguing vs. Fightin'
September 23
The Topic and the Thesis
September 30
Outlining and Drafting
October 7
The Paragraph,
Essay #1 (4-5 pages)
Introductions, Conclusions
October 14
Research and
Documentation
October 21
October 28
Summary, Paraphrase,
Quotation
Writing Examination
Essays
November 4
Developing Arguments
November 11
Developing Arguments
(cont'd)
November 18
Style and Editing
November 25
Research Essay
Workshop
December 2
Review
Essay #2 (in class)
Proposal for Research
Essay
Research Essay (8-10
pages)
Grammar Workbook