ENG 3326: Proposal Writing Instructor: Dr. Natalia Matveeva Schedule: Spring 2017 Directions: All assignment descriptions are located in the Assignment Descriptions folder in Course Content . All PowerPoint presentations and additional reading materials (handouts, articles, etc.) are placed in the PPPs and Supplemental Reading Materials folder in Course Content. Terminology: Study = read carefully Read = read carefully and take notes Scan = read most sections Post = submit a response in Discussions Submit = submit an assignment through Submit Assignments Email = email me using Blackboard Mail Task = complete an individual task PPP = PowerPoint presentation Week Date Activities and tasks due by 11pm 1 Tue Jan 17 Course Introduction Watch: Introductory video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eneAREPC910&feature=youtu.be Read: · 3326_StartHere in Course Content · 3326_Syllabus in Course Content · 3326_Schedule in Course Content Post: Self Introduction Post: Questions about the syllabus or the schedule if you have any E mail : A message saying that you have read and have understood the policies Thur Jan 19 Unit 1: Scholarship Application Read: · Ch1.Introduction to Proposals and Grants · “Grant Writer” by Elka Torpey: http://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2014/youre-a-what/grant-writer.htm · “Be a Grant Writer and Start a Grant Writing Business” by Jenny Fulbright: http://www.powerhomebiz.com/business-ideas/grant-writer-and-start-a-grant-writing-business.htm Listen to : PPP: Introduction to Proposal Writing; Elements of a Successful Scholarship Application ( PPPs and Supplemental Reading Materials ) Study: Assignment Description: Unit 1. Scholarship Application Task: Search for scholarship opportunities on campus and online. Post: Questions about Unit 1 if you have any 2 Tue Jan 24 Unit 1: Scholarship Application Read: Ch2. Identifying Problems and Opportunities Listen to : PPP: Memos, Emails, and Letters. Common Problems in Student Writing ( PPPs and Supplemental Reading Materials ) Review: Sample letters in Sample Documents Submit: 1st draft of Unit 1 in Assignments Note: See the assignment description for details. Start working on your Learning Module 1 . Thur Jan 26 Unit 1: Scholarship Application Read: Ch3. Strategic Planning for Proposals and Grants Study: · “Common Problems in Student Writing” · “Commonly Misused Words” (in PPPs and Supplemental Reading Materials ) Submit: 2nd draft of Unit 1 in Assignments Note: See the assignment description for details. Post: 2nd draft of Unit 1 in Discussions for peer review Note: See the assignment description for details. Submit: Quiz responses to Learning Module 1 in Assessments Start working on your Learning Module 2 . 3 Tue Jan 31 Unit 1: Scholarship Application Study : PPP: Conquering the Comma by OWL (in PPPs and Supplemental Reading Materials ) Post: Your peer review of one of the posted drafts in Discussions Note: Se.