This class meets six times as shown below. You will turn in 4 major writing assignments: both a rough and a final draft of a proposal and a report. Lesser homework will also be due as assigned in class. 
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 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | Introduction, the structure of documents. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | Grammar and style (homework due). Last possible day to join the instructor's section of 21W.783.
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Prior to class 3 |  |  |  | Draft proposal due. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | Proposal workshop (homework due). |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Prior to class 4 |  |  |  | Final proposal due. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | Graphics. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | Workshop (homework due). |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Prior to class 6 |  |  |  | Draft report due. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | Oral presentations. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | After class 6 |  |  |  | Final report due. |  |  |  |  |  | 
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 21W.783 is taught as a split class; after the initial meeting, the class is broken down into two sections that meet on alternate weeks. Oral presentations will occupy the final weeks of the semester.