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Writing 2: Academic Writing Debra Guckenheimer Winter 2006, enroll code 47670 MW 1-2:50 in HSSB 1231

Office hours: MW 3:00-4:00 or by appointment in South Hall 4431D, appointments recommended

Contact information: 893-2613 (message only, for emergency use only) [email protected] * I do NOT discuss grades over email.*

Mailbox: South Hall 1519 (blue drop box)

This course is designed to prepare UCSB students for the challenges and demands of writing at the college level. Writing 2 prepares you to read and write across the disciplines, while developing critical thinking, reading, and writing. This class will help you organize your thoughts, build a central thesis, and write clear, succinct, and effective papers. The theme of this class is Race, Gender, and Oppression. All of the readings and writing exercises are built around our theme.

Required materials (available at the UCEN bookstore): 1) McLeod, Jarvis, and Spear’s Writing about the World. 2) Hacker, A Writer’s Reference, 5th Edition. 3) collegiate dictionary

Course Requirements There is no way to make up for missing class. Late work will not be accepted without: a) written documentation of a serious emergency (i.e. doctor’s note documenting hospitalization) and expedited agreement of an extension, or b) a negotiated extension at last 24 hours in advance of a due date. Arriving late or leaving early may be counted as an absence. Students without a rough draft on Peer Review Day will be marked absent. Please, turn off your cell phones before class. If you miss five classes or conferences for any reason, you will automatically fail the course.

Grades will be distributed as follows: Final Portfolio due March 15 50% Summary due January 25 10% Critique due February 15 15% Campus Event Write-Ups 9% Participation (includes Grammar Wednesday & Conferences) 16% The last day to drop this class is: February 6, 2006 by 11:45pm.

Plagarism and Academic Dishonesty Learning how to incorporate outside materials into your writing effectively is a crucial skill that we will be developing in this course. Any student caught plagiarizing will be seriously reprimanded, including possible failure of the course and notification to the Dean. If you have any questions regarding UCSB’s plagiarism policy, see http://hep.ucsb.edu/people/hnn/conduct/disq.html.

Participation and Attendance This class is based on discussion and student interaction, so it is important that you come to every class prepared and on time. Since this is not a lecture-based class, please do not think you can make up an absence by copying someone’s notes. And while I assume that you have a good reason for missing any amount of class time, missed work cannot be made up. If you have a genuine emergency that may jeopardize your ability to complete your work on time, please contact me asap. If you miss five classes or conferences for any reason, you will automatically fail the course. Conferences You are required to make an appointment and come to my office for a 15 minute conference before you turn in each unit paper. Of course, you are welcome to see me at any time during my office hours, and I especially encourage you to see me if you need help with an assignment. Grammar Wednesday You are responsible for giving one 15-20 minute presentation with a group of 2 other students. In the presentation, you are responsible for teaching your fellow classmates about a grammar rule. Your presentation must include class involvement and some sort of visual aid. Use the Hacker book as a reference and be creative as possible. Sign up with me ahead of time. Your group must come to office hours before you present to go over your lesson plan. On-Campus Events: MCC, WC, CGSD I am requiring that you attend 2 comparable events of your choosing from either: the Multicultural Center, the Women’s Center, the Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity, or the Vagina Monologues. Other relevant events may be substituted if approved ahead of time by me. If you would like to team up with someone from the class to attend the event, that’s great.  Summary of first event due: Wednesday, January 25  Critique of second event due: Wednesday, February 15  Synthesis of events due: Wednesday, March 15

Final Portfolio: You will turn in a portfolio at the end of the quarter containing in this order: 1) a business letter addressed to me explaining the strengths and weaknesses of your paper (use Hacker D3-a for the format), 2) rubric, 3) final draft, 4) rough draft, 5) all paper preparation work, 6) campus event write-ups. All of these items should be hole-punched and placed in a 3 ring binder. You are encouraged to pick up your graded portfolio sometime during Spring quarter 2006. I will not be teaching at that time, so you need to make an appointment. Portfolios not picked up by June 15, 2006 will be destroyed. Your final paper should be 8-10 pages, synthesizing outside academic sources with articles from your textbook. Demonstrate proficiency with the skills that you have learned in class. Choose between one of the following three possible paper topics: 1. Are you a racist? What do you think are the causes and consequences? 2. Discuss the idea of idea of women as the Other. What are the psychological and social consequences of this status of the Other for women? 3. How can equality between the sexes and/or the races be achieved? The Learning Process and Teamwork Learning is a social process that we undertake as a group together. Be tolerant of your classmates. Racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise disrespectful remarks will not be tolerated. Actively listen to your classmates. Don’t interrupt and, when you disagree, give criticism constructively. Try to imagine why the other person holds the beliefs they do. We will never all agree, and our disagreements are learning opportunities. What sort of ground rules would enhance your learning experience in this class?

Find a person to be your partner in the learning process of this course. If you miss class, have that person take notes and get handouts for you. You can also have that person turn in your assignment, if you know that you will be absent from class. You may also have this person edit your papers. Keep your partner’s information handy here - - - >

name: phone number:

email address:

Special Needs? There are a multitude of services at your disposal at UCSB. Here are a few:  If you are a student with a documented disability (registered with the DSP program: 893- 2668, www.sa.ucsb.edu/dsp) and would like to discuss special accommodations, please contact me during office hours or by email.  Feel free to take advantage of FREE help with your writing at CLAS, Campus Learning Assistance Services. The Writing Lab is open for drop-in assistance (CLAS building 477 - across from South Hall). Study skills workshops and individual appointments are available as well ([email protected]). For more information on CLAS, visit www.clas.ucsb.edu.  Psychological counseling services are available. Call Career and Counseling Services at 893-4411 to make an appointment.  If you are sexually assaulted, call the rape crisis center hotline at 564-3696 and make an appointment to meet Carol Mosely in the Women’s Center at 893-3778. SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES (This syllabus is subject to change. Any changes will be announced in class.)

Date: Topic Work Due

Mon Jan 9: Introductions, course and Writing diagnostic: “My Biggest Obstacle” (in syllabus overview class)

UNIT ONE: SUMMARY – THE SCIENCE OF SEX

Wed Jan 11: Summary, "XXXY" WAW 568-577 or WAW 582-595, 606-607

Mon Jan 16: No class Attend an event celebrating the day or read an Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday article about MLK. Write a one page typed summary. Due: Wed., Jan 18

Wed Jan 18: stereotypes v. knowledge, WAW 577-582 or WAW 595-606 plagiarism, citing: MLA, Grammar Wed. Bring Hacker to class.

Mon Jan 23: Peer Review Day Bring a polished draft of Summary Paper to class and summary of campus event.

Wed Jan 25: Grammar Wednesday Summary due: WAW p606-607 “XY: Drag”

UNIT 2: CRITIQUE – THE POLITICS OF OPPRESSION

Mon Jan 30: Critique and Critical WAW 180-188, 264-266 thinking, Racism

Wed Feb 1: Thesis statements, Grammar WAW 206-212 Wed., Satyagraha

Mon Feb 6: Outlines, influencing ideas 212-229 or 229-246. Thesis statement for critique due.

Wed Feb 8: Paragraph topic sentences, WAW 195-201. Outline for critique due. Grammar Wednesday, Women as Other

Mon Feb 13:Mid-quarter evaluations, Bring a polished draft of Critique Paper and Peer Review Day critique of campus event.

Wed Feb 15: Grammar Wednesday, Critique due: WAW 264-266. finding sources (in HSSB computer lab) Bring Hacker to class.

Mon Feb 20: No Class: President’s Day UNIT THREE: SYNTHESIS – CREATING THE COLLEGE PAPER

Wed Feb 22: Synthesis, Grammar Annotated bibliography due – 4 sources. Wednesday, “Beyond Killing Us Softly 4”

Mon Feb 27: Styles of writing, Write 1 page response to movie and read 1 poem interpreting culture, internet of your choice: WAW 316-336

Wed March 1: Grammar Wednesday Thesis statement due. Internet assignment due.

Mon March 6: challenging stereotypes, WAW 757-58 follow-up on citing

Wed March 8: Details (formatting Outline due. papers), Grammar Wednesday

Mon March 13: Peer Review Day Bring your entire Final Portfolio to class.

Wed March 15: Grammar Wednesday, Final Portfolio Due. evalutations, transferring your skills to your other classes