A brief overview of University of North Florida's requiring writing course ENC1143

1. ENC1143
Writing with Evidence and Style
What You Need to Know
Marisa Boehm

2. Future Students of ENC1143
 ENC1143 is a writing course separated into 4 modules
 Academic Discourse
 Evidence Based Writing
 Synthesis Writing
 Reflective Writing
 The following slides will offer you a brief introduction to the 4 modules and
give you general overview of what you can expect from the course

3. Academic Discourse
What?
• All the communication within an
academic field
When?
• Research, Debate and Education
Why?
• To advance the field
How?
• Either as an active participant or as
an observer
Where?
• Lectures, Textbooks, Articles,
Research
Who?
• Anyone who participates in the field

4.  You'll be expected to write a discourse
analysis
 Choose a discourse community and analyze a
document written for that community

5. Evidence Based Writing
What?
• Using resources to support
your ideas
When?
• When a writer needs to support
a claim
Why?
• Gives writing credibility
How?
• Using quotes, graphics, and synopsis of
ideas
Where?
• Evidence is found in peer reviewed
journals, textbooks, research data and
online sources
Who?
• Anyone using evidence to support an
argument

6.  You'll be expected to create a research
plan
 Find and analyze a source that supports your
research topic

7. Synthesis Writing
What?
• Using several sources to support
a claim
When?
• Summarizing claims found in
research
Why?
• Helps to present an idea using
established arguments
How?
• Using multiple sources to formulate
cohesive summary of arguments
Where?
• Found throughout a document to
support the thesis
Who?
• Anyone asked to research a topic and
formulate a thesis

8.  You'll be expected to write an essay
 Find and use three sources that support your thesis

9. Reflective Writing
What?
• Analyzing your own writing process
When?
• Following the completion of a
writing assignment
Why?
• To better understand your own
writing
How?
• First describe your writing process and
then analyze what worked for you and
what you should change
Where?
• Can be a formal writing assignment
or kept as your own personal
reflection
Who?
• You, a writer

10.  You'll be expected to create a course
synopsis presentation and then reflect on
your writing process
 Write a two-page essay detailing your presentation
and sharing your analysis of your work

11. Writing About Change
What?
• Making an argument for some
adjustment to current beliefs or
practices
When?
• There is no right time to write
about change
Why?
• To teach as well as to learn
How?
• Research an idea, formulate an
opinion, share your findings
Where?
• Books, articles, blogs, academic
papers, social media
Who?
• A writer seeking to learn or teach

12.  Change is theme used throughout course
 You will discover that change occurs in all aspects of
your academic discourse community

13. Take a deep breath!
My favorite thing about this course is choosing which topic to focus my research on
and making it relevant to my academic career.
You will be able to select where you will concentrate your efforts and that makes all
the difference in each of these assignments.
You can do this!

14. References
Beaudrie, Mikayla. (n.d.).Writing with evidence and style. Canvas.
https://canvas.unf.edu/courses/77367/assignments/861453?module_item_id=1962922
Beaudrie, Mikayla. (n.d.).Writing with evidence and style. Canvas.
https://canvas.unf.edu/courses/77367/assignments/857156?module_item_id=1916673
Beaudrie, Mikayla. (n.d.).Writing with evidence and style. Canvas.
https://canvas.unf.edu/courses/77367/assignments/857158?module_item_id=1916690
Beaudrie, Mikayla. (n.d.).Writing with evidence and style. Canvas.
https://canvas.unf.edu/courses/77367/assignments/857162?module_item_id=1916652