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Schedule of Readings and Assignments
(Note: CT refers to Cross-Talk in Comp Theory, edited by Victor Villanueva; CWW refers to Contending With Words, edited by Harkin & Schilb. CP refers to the course packet, available from Shipmates.)
| August 28 |
Introduction to course
What is Composition?
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| September 4 |
Exploration of Writing as Process
Draft of First Essay due
Readings: Elbow, Writing Without Teachers; Lindemann, A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers, chapt 3; Lauer, "Rhetorical Approach" (CP); Murray, "Teach Writing as a Process" (CT); Murray, Writing as Process" (CP); Perl, "Understanding Composing" (CP).
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| September 11 |
Exploration of Writing as a Process, continued: Cognitive Perspectives
Revised version of First Essay due
Readings: Flower & Hayes, "Cognitive Process" (CT); Emig, "Mode of Learning" (CT); Rose, "Language" (CT); Perl, "Composing Processes" (CT); Sommers, "Revision Strategies" (CT); Bizzell, "Cognition" (CT).
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| September 18 |
No Class (holiday)
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| September 25 |
Exploration of Writing as a Process, continued: Social Perspectives
Readings: Lunsford and Ede, "Audience" (CT); Brodkey, "On the Subjects of Class and Gender" (CT); Berlin, "Major Theories" (CT); Bartholomae, "Inventing" (CT); Flynn, "Composing as a Woman" (CT); Yagelski, "Who's Afraid of Subjectivity?" (CP).
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| October 2 |
What Happens When We Teach Writing? The "G" Word
Readings: Hartwell, "Grammar" (CT); Shaughnessy, "Diving In" (CT); Delpit (CT)
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| October 9 |
What Happens When We Teach Writing? The Individual vs. the Social
Draft of Second Essay due
Readings: Bartholomae and Elbow Debate (CT, 479-510)
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| October 16 |
What Happens When We Teach Writing? Postmodern Perspectives
Revised version of Second Essay due
Readings: Bialostosky; Clifford, Jarratt; Sosnoski (all in CWW); Berlin: Rhetoric and Ideology" (CT).
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| October 23 |
What Happens When We Teach Writing? The Role of Technology
Readings: Rodrigues & Rodrigues, "How Word Processing" (CP); Duin & Hansen, "Reading and Writing on Computer Networks" (CP).
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| October 30 |
What Happens When We Teach Writing? An Eco-Perspective
Readings: Yagelski, Computers, Literacy, and Being"; Introduction, Dobrin, Owens, Weisser, Long, Connolly (all in Ecocomposition)
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| November 6 |
What Happens When we Teach Writing? Assessment.
Readings: Elbow, "Writing Assessment" (CP)
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| November 13 |
How Should We Teach Writing?
Begin work on Final Project: Course Syllabus
Readings: Readings: Lindemann, chapter 14; Connors, "Abolition Debate" (CP); Bartholomae, "What is Composition?" (CP)
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| November 20 |
How Should We Teach Writing? (continued)
Statement of Purpose for a Writing Course
Readings: Lindemann, chapters 1 and 4; Booth, "The Rhetorical Stance" (CP)
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| November 27 |
How Should We Teach Writing? (continued)
Constructing Writing Assignments
Readings: Lindemann, chapters 8, 9, 10, and 13
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| December 4 |
How Should We Teach Writing? (continued)
Creating Lessons
Readings: Lindemann, chapters 6, 7, 11, and 12. |
| December 11 |
Last Class Meeting |
| December 16 |
Final Projects Due
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