English 101.10 – Composition as Critical Inquiry Compose Yourself Instructor: Miss Laurenn Jarema *Email: [email protected] Class: ENG 101.10 Section 007, Fall 2013 Office: STV 413F, 438-1999 Classroom: STV 250B, MWF 1-1:50 Office Hours: F 9:00-12:00 & by appointment Course Materials: o The Grassroots Writing Research Journal 4.1 o USB Drive o Access to ReggieNet o An email account you check often o Note-taking materials Course Description: English 101.10 is a course that is designed to provide you with more hands-on writing experience. You chose to self-place into ENG 101.10, which meets 4 days per week. The regular class sessions meet 3 days a week (MWF) and are taught by a single instructor. This course also requires at least one additional “group consulting” session each week, which is conducted by a separate Writing Consultant. Further, you are expected to make use of your relationship with the consultant to make individual appointments to discuss your work or get help with your work as needed. This course focuses on exploring your personal, professional and academic identity through writing. While writing exists in each one of these contexts, the style and content of the writing can differ drastically in various situations. Thus, in this course you will acquire the skills necessary for learning to write in different genres. We will use Genre Studies, Cultural-Historical-Activity Theory, and other forms of critical inquiry to help you investigate how you decide what type of writing is appropriate for certain situations. In other words, you will become a writing researcher, who will learn how to learn to be a good writer – how to think critically, analyze, research, and compose successful texts – when entering a new genre. The course not only builds upon itself by theme, but it is also designed to gradually introduce you to the skills needed to tackle each assignment as they become more complex throughout the semester. As you explore numerous types of writing in your personal, professional and academic lives, you will invest in your identity so when you leave this class you should feel that you can confidently and effectively learn to write in any scenario. Role of the Consultant: You are expected to attend a 1 hour group session with your Writing Consultant each week, in addition to the regular 3-times a week class. You’ll sign up for lab sessions during the first week of class. You will also be expected to schedule one-on-one meetings with your consultant throughout the semester as needed. Both one-on-one and group sessions will be spent working on particular skills that are directly relevant to your course assignments and/or individual projects. Remember, your consultant is here to help you, but he/she is not responsible for your grade or for making sure you attend classes or consulting sessions. Consultant Contact Information: Consultant: Email: Office: Kara Brown [email protected] 413G Jayna Leipart-Gutilla [email protected] 413GLearning Outcomes: 1. Identifying Genres and identifying the differences between genres 2. Creating Content in multiple genres and defending your content choices 3. Organizing Information in Multiple Genres by identifying different genres structures 4. Technology/Media use (both print and digital) while composing in different genres - I would like you to produce at least one genre that uses technology and/or media tools for creation and/or distribution. 5. Tracing The Trajectories of Literate Activity through the production, distribution and use of a text - Several genres in this course require you to write to an audience other than a teacher so that you may follow the trajectory of the text and see how it is shaped and understood by social forces. 6. Flexible Research Skills using digital databases, print material, and archival resources - In order to identify the conventions of the genres you will be writing in, we will explore various ways of collecting data 7. Using Citation Formats and Citing Source Material in Multiple Genres - Several genres’ target audiences in this course require you to properly cite the research you obtain 8. Ability to identify appropriate Grammatical Usage and Sentence Structure in genres - Making informed decisions about grammar, usage, and style in a genre is a key component to writing effectively in any situation 9. Identifying Cultural & Social Contexts that shape or influence writing in particular genres - CHAT is the main scholarly theory that we will use to research the culture, history, and actions involved in genre creations Course Projects Overview: While exploring your unique personal, professional and academic identities, you will create a different genre project in each of these contexts. During the Personal Writing Genre Unit, you will complete a Rhetorical Genealogy project that allows you to explore your unique history with genres. In the Academic Writing Genre Unit, I would like you to write your own Grassroots Writing Research Journal article. Finally, in the Professional Writing Genre Unit, you will investigate a problem of your choice that exists in your future professional field and then present a solution to the class. Throughout the semester, you will also complete two mini-projects: 1. Grammar Games requires you to examine a grammatical rule and create a game for the class 2. Show-and-CHAT requires you to investigate an object of your choosing through components of CHAT. I will provide you with a more detailed handout for each of the above projects throughout the semester. By working in each of these fields, you will be able to compose yourself and become prepared to write successfully in any genre that you encounter in your future. A Note about Assignment Submission:  Assignments must be completed and submitted online (unless previous arrangements have been made with me) on the days/by the times they are due. For each day (including weekend days) that an assignment is late, you will lose one full letter grade. Projects more than one week late will not be accepted. Failure to submit ANY of the major projects for this course will result in automatic failure. o ReggieNet Posts are not included in the above late work policy. If your post is not submitted on time, it will not be accepted.  The texts you complete in ENG 101 are considered public writing and may be shared with