Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
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Required Textbooks
Hacker, Diana. Rules for Writers. 6th ed. 2009 MLA Update. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009. Print. Jurez, Marissa M. , Jacob Witt, and Jennifer Haley-Brown, eds. A Students Guide to First-Year Writing. 31st ed. Plymouth, MI: Hayden-McNeil, 2010. Print. Minnix, Christopher and Carol Nowotny-Young, eds. Writing Public Lives: From Personal Interests to Public Rhetoric. 2nd ed. Plymouth, MI: Hayden McNeil, 2011. Print.
Written Assignments
In the first unit of the course, you will read and respond to various essays, learning about various types of rhetorical analysis, and choose one type to use to develop a rhetorical analysis essay. In the second unit, you will do both library and field research on an issue of your choice within an area of academic, cultural, or personal interest, which will culminate in an analysis of the issue, called a controversy analysis. In the third unit, you will then use this research to support an argument of public interest, called a public argument. Finally, in the fourth unit, you will revise your public argument for a different rhetorical situation and write an analysis of your revision process. In addition to these larger pieces of writing, you will write various short assignments, reading responses, research evaluations, and peer reviews as part of your work on the larger writing assignment in each unit. Many of these smaller assignments will not be graded but must be submitted in order to receive full credit for the larger assignment.
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Introduction to Research
All First-Year Composition Students are required to do documented research. For more on research, see also the Main Library web page.
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory. Composition courses are workshop classes that include in-class writing, peer group work, and conferences. Therefore, students should not be late and should not miss classes. It is the students responsibility to make up any class work missed as a result of tardiness or absence (with penalty). Students who miss more than two classes of a TR course may be dropped within the first 8 weeks with a W. Each absence above the allowed number (2) will result in a one percent deduction from a students final grade if that student remains in the course. Students may fail during the second half of the semester for excessive absences. All holidays or special events observed by organized religions will be honored for those students who show affiliation with that particular religion. Note that a deans note justifies absences for UA functions but must be presented to me. Doctors appointments do not count as excused absences, so use your absences wisely. If you have a legitimate conflict or an extreme emergency, please discuss it with me.
Course Content
If any of the course materials, subject matter, or requirements in this course contain materials that are offensive to you, please speak to me. Usually, the resolution will be to drop the course promptly. Page 2 of 4
Conferences
I will schedule individual or small group conferences at least once this semester. Students should come to conferences prepared to discuss their work. A missed conference counts as an absence.
Grades
The Students Guide explains grading policies, methods of responding to drafts and final copies, and the standards of assessment of the Writing Program. My comments will consider the following aspects of writing in the context of a particular assignment: purpose, audience, content, expression, organization, development, mechanics, and maturity of thought. Students cannot receive a passing grade in first-year composition unless they have submitted drafts and final versions for all major assignments and the final exam. Incompletes are awarded in case of extreme emergency if and only if 70% of the course work has been completed at the semesters end.
Class Conduct
All UA students are responsible for upholding the Student Code of Conduct, which can be read online at http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/studentcodeofconduct.
Syllabus
I will distribute a course syllabus during the first week of class, and I will review the course syllabus and policies with students. Students should talk with the me if they anticipate a need for alternative assignments or readings.
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Major Assignments
The table below lists all course assignments and their point values. Required assignments that carry no point values must be completed in order for you to receive full credit for the unit and the course. To receive an A in this course, you must accumulate at least 90%; for a B, 80%; for a C, 70%; and for a D, 60%. Please turn in all assignments, even if you believe they are poorly done. Unit 1: Personal/Analytical Writing Exploring identity, culture, and community through rhetorical analysis Unit 2: Localizing Controversies & Research Exploring a controversy and its local connections/implications and participating in ethical, critical research Unit 3: Argument, Community & Zines Locating ourselves within a controversy and publishing a multimodal, multigenre, and collaborative zine Unit 4: Critical Reflection & Remix Due 1st day of finals; remix your public argument and reflect on the process.
020%
3% 25%
20%
20%
Short Assignments In-class writing, journals, quizzes, and short homework assignments Library Research Modules A series of six online modules to be completed during Unit 2
2%
10%
Class Etiquette
Respect. For me, for your fellow classmates, for yourselves, for the classroom spaces in which we will learn together. This respect should extend to the language we use, the courtesy we honor during class discussions, and the open minds we embrace during times of difficult conversation. Respect for our learning space also extends to texting: dont do it!
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