Writing 1120
Syllabus
Schedule
The following is tentative and subject to change according to the needs of the class.
Module One: The Opinion Piece
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August 26
Introduction
Introductory Questionnaire
In-class writing assignment: your goals for Writing 1120
Introductory Questionnaire
In-class writing assignment: your goals for Writing 1120
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August 28
They Say / I Say, Introduction: Entering the Conversation
In-class writing: Exercise 1 or 2 (your choice) on pp. 17-18
In-class writing: Exercise 1 or 2 (your choice) on pp. 17-18
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September 2
They Say / I Say, Part One: "They Say," chs. 1-3, pp. 19-55
Little Seagull Handbook, W-1: Rhetorical Contexts, W-2: Academic Contexts, and W-3: Reading Strategies
Small-group activity: Bring an op-ed to class today that has made you think about a chosen topic and inspired you to learn more about it. We will use this as the basis for an in-class exercise.
Little Seagull Handbook, W-1: Rhetorical Contexts, W-2: Academic Contexts, and W-3: Reading Strategies
Small-group activity: Bring an op-ed to class today that has made you think about a chosen topic and inspired you to learn more about it. We will use this as the basis for an in-class exercise.
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September 4
Paper 1 First Draft Due—one-on-one meetings in my office instead of class today
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September 9
They Say / I Say, Part Two: "I Say," chs. 4-8, pp. 59-122
Little Seagull Handbook, W-4: Writing Processes, W-5: Parts of the Essay
In-class writing: They Say / I Say, Exercises 1-2 on pp. 110-111 (use topics from your op-ed for this)
Little Seagull Handbook, W-4: Writing Processes, W-5: Parts of the Essay
In-class writing: They Say / I Say, Exercises 1-2 on pp. 110-111 (use topics from your op-ed for this)
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September 11
Discussion: Making the Most of Peer-Editing
Working Draft of Op-Ed due for peer-editing in accordance with guidelines to be shared in class (you will share your op-ed with your peer-editor)
Working Draft of Op-Ed due for peer-editing in accordance with guidelines to be shared in class (you will share your op-ed with your peer-editor)
Module Two: Joining the Conversation
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September 16
Library Module 1 with Samantha Wolfe. Class meets in the LibraryÕs 2nd-floor rotunda.
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September 18
Topic One in They Say / I Say: How Can We Bridge the Differences that Divide Us?
Sean Blanda, "The 'Other SideÕ Is Not Dumb" (637-642)
Yascha Mounk, "The Everyday Patriotism of Diverse Democracies" (644-651)
Discussion questions on the two readings
Research Strategies
Little Seagull Handbook, R1: Doing Research
Paper 1 Final Draft due by the end of the day
Sean Blanda, "The 'Other SideÕ Is Not Dumb" (637-642)
Yascha Mounk, "The Everyday Patriotism of Diverse Democracies" (644-651)
Discussion questions on the two readings
Research Strategies
Little Seagull Handbook, R1: Doing Research
Paper 1 Final Draft due by the end of the day
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September 23
Topic One, continued:
David Brooks, "The Triumph of the Ukrainian Idea" (653-656)
Suketu Mehta, "Jobs, Crime, and Culture: The Threats That ArenÕt" (658-672)
David Frum, "How Much Immigration Is Too Much?: The Wrong Debate" (674-682)
Little Seagull Handbook, W-6: Developing Paragraphs, W-7: Designing What You Write
Exercise on Brooks and Mehta
David Brooks, "The Triumph of the Ukrainian Idea" (653-656)
Suketu Mehta, "Jobs, Crime, and Culture: The Threats That ArenÕt" (658-672)
David Frum, "How Much Immigration Is Too Much?: The Wrong Debate" (674-682)
Little Seagull Handbook, W-6: Developing Paragraphs, W-7: Designing What You Write
Exercise on Brooks and Mehta
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September 25
They Say / I Say, Part Three: "Tying It All together," chs. 9-10, pp. 123-152
In-class writing: Exercise One on p. 136
Topic One, continued:
Andre M. Perry, "Addressing Poverty Can Heal an Increasingly Divided Country" (684-687)
Little Seagull Handbook, W-9: Arguments, W-10: Rhetorical Analysis
Paper 2 Proposal Memo Due
In-class writing: Exercise One on p. 136
Topic One, continued:
Andre M. Perry, "Addressing Poverty Can Heal an Increasingly Divided Country" (684-687)
Little Seagull Handbook, W-9: Arguments, W-10: Rhetorical Analysis
Paper 2 Proposal Memo Due
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September 30
They Say / I Say, Part Three: "Tying It All together," chs. 11-12, pp. 154-163
In-class writing: Exercise 1 on p. 162
Topic Two: Is College the Best Option?
Sylvia Matthews Burwell, "Generation Stress: The Mental Health Crisis on Campus" (578-587)
Mike Rose, "Community College: The Great Equalizer?" (589-597)
Small-group discussion of Matthews, Rose
Library Module 2 Exercise Deadline
In-class writing: Exercise 1 on p. 162
Topic Two: Is College the Best Option?
Sylvia Matthews Burwell, "Generation Stress: The Mental Health Crisis on Campus" (578-587)
Mike Rose, "Community College: The Great Equalizer?" (589-597)
Small-group discussion of Matthews, Rose
Library Module 2 Exercise Deadline
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October 2
Topic Two, continued:
Gerald Graff, "Hidden Intellectualism" (606-612)
Charles Fain Lehman, "The Student Loan Trap: When Debt Delays Life" (614-623)
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Fenaba Addo, "Student Loan Forgiveness Critics Are Wrong about Who Benefits" (625-631)
Paper 2 Second Draft Due for Peer Editing in class
Gerald Graff, "Hidden Intellectualism" (606-612)
Charles Fain Lehman, "The Student Loan Trap: When Debt Delays Life" (614-623)
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Fenaba Addo, "Student Loan Forgiveness Critics Are Wrong about Who Benefits" (625-631)
Paper 2 Second Draft Due for Peer Editing in class
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October 7
One-on-one conferences to discuss Paper 2 instead of class today
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October 9
Topic Three: How Is Technology Changing Us?
Kenneth Goldsmith, "Go Ahead: Waste Time on the Internet" (401-404)
Christine Rosen, "Keep Them Offline" (406-416)
Small-group exercise on technology and culture
Paper 2 Final Draft Due by the end of the day
Kenneth Goldsmith, "Go Ahead: Waste Time on the Internet" (401-404)
Christine Rosen, "Keep Them Offline" (406-416)
Small-group exercise on technology and culture
Paper 2 Final Draft Due by the end of the day
Module Three: College Writing
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October 14
Library Module 3 with Samantha Wolfe in our normal classroom
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October 16
Topic Three, continued:
Nicholas Carr, "How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds" (418-426)
Justin Vinh, "Social Media: The Screen, the Brain, and Human Nature" (428-433)
Joe Garcia, "Left Behind: Internet Access for People behind Bars" (435-437)
Little Seagull Handbook, R2: Evaluating Sources
Nicholas Carr, "How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds" (418-426)
Justin Vinh, "Social Media: The Screen, the Brain, and Human Nature" (428-433)
Joe Garcia, "Left Behind: Internet Access for People behind Bars" (435-437)
Little Seagull Handbook, R2: Evaluating Sources
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October 21
They Say / I Say, Part Four: "In Specific Academic Contexts," Chapters 13-14, pp. 188-204
Little Seagull Handbook, W-16: Annotated Bibliographies
In-class writing: Exercise Three on p. 204 of They Say / I Say followed by small-group activity
Annotated Bibliography Due
Little Seagull Handbook, W-16: Annotated Bibliographies
In-class writing: Exercise Three on p. 204 of They Say / I Say followed by small-group activity
Annotated Bibliography Due
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October 23
Topic Three, continued:
Anna Romina Guevarra, "Here Come the Robot Nurses" (439-447)
Lana Swartz, "In Praise of the Dollar Bill" (449-452)
Carole Cadwalladr, "Google, Democracy, and the Truth about Internet Search" (454-473)
Exercise on Guevarra, Swartz, Cadwalladr
Discussion: Updating research plans
Anna Romina Guevarra, "Here Come the Robot Nurses" (439-447)
Lana Swartz, "In Praise of the Dollar Bill" (449-452)
Carole Cadwalladr, "Google, Democracy, and the Truth about Internet Search" (454-473)
Exercise on Guevarra, Swartz, Cadwalladr
Discussion: Updating research plans
Module Four: The Supported Argument
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October 28
Topic Four: Why Care about the Planet?
Emma Barnes, "The Fast and the Fashionable: How Your Closet Contributes to a Global Crisis" (479-485)
Ben Adler, "Banning Plastic Bags Is Good for the World, Right? Not So Fast" (487-493)
Paper 3 First Draft (Proposal) in Class
Emma Barnes, "The Fast and the Fashionable: How Your Closet Contributes to a Global Crisis" (479-485)
Ben Adler, "Banning Plastic Bags Is Good for the World, Right? Not So Fast" (487-493)
Paper 3 First Draft (Proposal) in Class
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October 30
They Say / I Say, Part Four, Specific Academic Contexts, ch. 15, pp. 205-233
Audience Analysis Exercise
Audience Analysis Exercise
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November 4
They Say / I Say, Part Four, ch. 16, pp. 234-251
Little Seagull Handbook, R-3: Synthesizing Ideas, R-4: Integrating Sources
Topic Four, continued
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, "What I Know about the Ocean" (495-503)
Little Seagull Handbook, R-3: Synthesizing Ideas, R-4: Integrating Sources
Topic Four, continued
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, "What I Know about the Ocean" (495-503)
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November 6
They Say / I Say, Part Four, Specific Academic Contexts, chs. 16-18, pp. 234-289
David Wallace-Wells, "The Uninhabitable Earth" (505-512)
Alice Wells and Vivek Murthy, "Should We Be More Optimistic about Fighting Climate Change?" (514-523)
Online group discussion assignment on Johnson, Wallace-Wells, and Wells/Murthy
David Wallace-Wells, "The Uninhabitable Earth" (505-512)
Alice Wells and Vivek Murthy, "Should We Be More Optimistic about Fighting Climate Change?" (514-523)
Online group discussion assignment on Johnson, Wallace-Wells, and Wells/Murthy
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November 11
One-on-one conferences to discuss Paper 3
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November 13
Topic Four, continued
Matt Ridley, "Going Nuclear" (525-529)
Dina Gilio-Whitaker, "Environmental Justice Is Only the Beginning" (540-549)
Small-group exercise on diverse stances on Topic Four
Matt Ridley, "Going Nuclear" (525-529)
Dina Gilio-Whitaker, "Environmental Justice Is Only the Beginning" (540-549)
Small-group exercise on diverse stances on Topic Four
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November 18
They Say / I Say, Part Four, Specific Academic Contexts, ch. 19, pp. 290-306
Topic Five, Who Decides What Freedom Is?
Nesrine Malik, "The Myth of the Free Speech Crisis" (313-320)
Katha Pollitt, "The Left Needs Free Speech" (322-326)
Eric Holder, "Our Unfinished March" (328-338)
Exercise on Malik, Pollitt, Holder
Paper 3 Second Draft Due for Peer Editing in Class
Topic Five, Who Decides What Freedom Is?
Nesrine Malik, "The Myth of the Free Speech Crisis" (313-320)
Katha Pollitt, "The Left Needs Free Speech" (322-326)
Eric Holder, "Our Unfinished March" (328-338)
Exercise on Malik, Pollitt, Holder
Paper 3 Second Draft Due for Peer Editing in Class
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November 20
Topic Five, continued:
Arthi Sivendra, "American Democracy: One Person, One Vote?" (340-346)
Michelle Alexander, "The New Jim Crow" (347-360)
John Pfaff, "A Response to the 'Standard StoryÕ about US Incarceration Rates" (362-371)
Small-group discussion of Sivendra, Alexander, Pfaff
Arthi Sivendra, "American Democracy: One Person, One Vote?" (340-346)
Michelle Alexander, "The New Jim Crow" (347-360)
John Pfaff, "A Response to the 'Standard StoryÕ about US Incarceration Rates" (362-371)
Small-group discussion of Sivendra, Alexander, Pfaff
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November 25
Topic Five, continued:
Luticha Doucette, "If YouÕre in a Wheelchair, Segregation Lives" (373-379)
Carissa Véliz, "If AI Is Predicting Your Future, Are You Still Free?" (380-387)
Martin E. Dempsey, "90 Seconds Together" (388-396)
Exercise on different perspectives on Topic Five
Luticha Doucette, "If YouÕre in a Wheelchair, Segregation Lives" (373-379)
Carissa Véliz, "If AI Is Predicting Your Future, Are You Still Free?" (380-387)
Martin E. Dempsey, "90 Seconds Together" (388-396)
Exercise on different perspectives on Topic Five
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November 27
Paper 3 Final Draft Due
Paper 3 presentations
Paper 3 presentations
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December 2
Paper 3 presentations
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December 4
Paper 3 presentations
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December 13
Final Exam 2-3:50pm
23 August 2024