Composition Theory and Pedagogy
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English 521: Composition Theory and Pedagogy |
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NOTE: CT refers to Cross-Talk in Comp Theory, edited by Victor Villanueva; CWW refers to Contending With Words, edited by Harkin & Schilb. Readings not included in either of these volumes can be found in the course packet. For more specific bibliographic information about the readings referred to below, see Readings.
| September 9
| Introduction to course What is Composition? Begin Segment 1: What is Writing? |
| September 16
| Writing as Process Readings: Elbow, Writing Without Teachers; Lauer, "Rhetorical Approach"; Murray, "Writing as Process"; Perl, "Understanding Composing"; Yagelski, "Who's Afraid." |
| September 23
| Writing as Process, continued: Cognitive Perspectives Draft of Short 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). |
| September 30
| Writing as a Social Act Short Essay due Readings: Lunsford and Ede, "Audience"; Bruffee, "Collaborative Learning"; Myers, "Reality, Consensus, and Reform"; Trimbur "Consensus and Difference" (all from CT). |
| October 7 | Approaches to Teaching Writing Begin Segment 2: How Should We Teach Writing? Readings: Murray, "Teach Writing" (CT); Jarratt, "Feminism and Composition" (CWW); Kinneavy, "Aims" (CT); Berlin, "Major Theories" (CT); Sommers, "Between the Drafts." |
| October 14 | What is the Purpose of Teaching Writing? Readings: Bartholomae and Elbow Debate (CT, 479-510) |
| October 21 | Power and Diversity in Teaching Writing Readings: Delpit, "Silenced Dialogue" (CT); Bartholomae, "Inventing" (CT); Flynn, "Composing as a Woman" (CT). |
| October 28 | Group Presentations Readings: To Be Announced. |
| November 4 | Group Presentations Readings: To Be Announced. |
| November 11 | Begin Segment 3: The Discipline of Composition Begin Course Project Readings: North, Making of Knowledge; Harkin, "Politics of Lore" (CWW) |
| November 18 | The Discipline of Composition, continued. Readings: Berlin, "Rhetoric" (CT); Hairston, "Diversity" (CT); Clifford, "Subject in Discourse" (CWW); Introduction to CWW; Harris and Rosen, "Cultural Criticism." |
| November 25 | No Class (Thanksgiving Break) |
| December 2 | Where Do We Go From Here? Readings: Faigley, "Turbulence"; Yagelski, "Literacy." |
| December 9 | Last Class Meeting Brief Presentations on Course Projects |
| December 16 | Course Projects due |
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