ADVANCED WRITING IN THE HUMANITIES

ENGLISH 202B
SECTION 901
Instructor: Sarah RudeWalker Email:
[email protected]
Class Time: MW, 6:00!:"0 #M $%ce &ours: T '0:"0
'(:00, R 6:"0):00
Class *ocation: 00) +usiness +uildin, and
-. appointment
$%ce *ocation: ((/ S. 0llen Street,
Cu-e 1
Course Descripio!
En,lish (0(+, Writin, in the &umanities, is a course that allo2s us to en,a,e
di3erent 4uestions and con5ersations common to the humanities. 0s 2e
e6amine the concept o7 literac. -. usin, 5arious methodolo,ies applied to
5arious te6ts, 2e can learn ho2 to ask ,ood 4uestions, enter into
sophisticated con5ersations, and make claims that 2e skill7ull. ar,ue 2ith
ad5anced 2ritin, techni4ues.
Te"s
Course #acket. 05aila-le at 8opease9The Si,n :actor., ("0 S. 0llen
Street.
;ra3, ;erald, and Cath. +irkenstein. They Say/I Say: The Moves that
Matter in Persuasive Writing. "rd ed. <e2 =ork: W. W. <orton, (0'/.
;utkind, *ee, ed. In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfction. <e2 =ork:
W.W. <orton, (00/.
Rose, Mike. Lives on the Boundary: Moving ccount of the Strugg!es
and chieve"ents of "erica#s $ducationa!!y %nder&re&ared. '!)!.
<e2 =ork: #en,uin, (00>.
Re#uire$e!s% To pass this course .ou must complete the ma?or
assi,nments, prepare readin, and home2ork assi,nments dili,entl., and
participate acti5el. in class. If you fai! to turn in any of the "a'or
assign"ents( you cannot receive a &assing grade for the course) #apers
must -e handed in on time. *ate papers 2ill normall. -e docked one letter
,rade per da., unless .ou ,et m. appro5al 7or an e6tension -e7ore the due
date.
#lease take notice: participation is 2orth (0@ o7 .our ,rade. 0ttendin, e5er.
class is e6pected, and merel. attendin, class 2ill earn .ou a C. =ou must *e
active in class i7 .ou 2ish to earn a hi,her participation ,rade.
Gr&'es
#aper ' Resume9Co5er *etter '>@
#aper ( Re-uttal '>@
#aper " *iterar.9Rhetorical 0nal.sis '>@
#aper / AThis I +elie5eB Essa. '0@
#ro7essional *iterature Readin, Responses '>@
1iscussion *eadin, >@
;rammar CuiDDes >@
#articipationE (0@
E#articipation includes attendance, discussion, inclass 2ritin,, and
,roup 2ork.
Ess&( Re#uire$e!s% =our essa. 2ill 7ollo2 standard M*0 7ormattin,
,uidelines as 7ollo2s: =our paper 2ill -e dou-le spaced, 2ritten in '(pt Times
<e2 Roman 7ont Fthe 7ont .ou are readin, ri,ht no2G. #aper mar,ins should
-e 'B FMS Word de7ault is '.(>B 7or ri,ht and le7t mar,insG. #ara,raph
spacin, should -e set to 0 7or -oth A+e7oreB and A07ter.B $n the Hrst pa,e,
include a 7ourline headin, that lists .our name, .our instructorIs name, the
course num-er, and the date .ou are su-mittin, the assi,nment. $n e5er.
pa,e, include a header 2ith .our last name and the pa,e num-er in the
upper ri,ht hand corner o7 each pa,e. 0t the end o7 the essa., include a
separate AWorks CitedB pa,e that ,i5es the -i-lio,raphical in7ormation 7or all
o7 .our sources in M*0 7ormat. Essa.s must meet the minimum pa,e len,th
re4uirements as stipulated in the assi,nment ,uidelines 7or each indi5idual
essa.. 0t each paper due date, .ou 2ill hand in the Hnal dra7t o7 the essa.
and 0** rou,h dra7ts.
Success7ul papers 7or this course 2ill -eJ
'. )uesio!*Dri+e!: What is at stake in this te6tK What 4uestion can .ou
help ans2er 7or this te6tIs readers throu,h .our anal.sisK The thesis o7 .our
paper should -e a response to a speciHc and meanin,7ul 4uestion that the
te6t raises 7or .ou.
(. E!,&,e' i! -Lise!i!, R.eoric/% This includes listenin, to other
5oices in the discourse communit., esta-lishin, rapport 2ith potential
readers, and Hndin, common ,round 2ith opponents.
". Co!cer!e' 0i. Criic&1 A!&1(sis o2 Te"s as the. relate to common
themes in the course: This practice includes usin, 5arious sources and
incorporatin, into the paper the pro7essional literature surroundin, a topic.
/. B&se' o! $&3i!, c1&i$s -. usin, te6tual e5idence to support a
particular 5anta,e point or methodolo,..
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Ae!'&!ce% Re,ular attendance is e6pected. #lease come to e5er. class.
The course depends upon .our acti5e participation. =our ,rade ma. -e
lo2ered 7or poor attendance, do2n to and includin, A:.B This is Lni5ersit.
polic.. SpeciHcall., .ou are permitted 0o &4se!ces. E6cused a-sences
are appropriate, -ut -e.ond that, let me repeat #SL polic. FPo!icies and
+u!es, /((MG: 0 student 2hose a-sences are e6cessi5e Ama. run the risk o7
recei5in, a lo2er ,rade or a 7ailin, ,rade,B 2hether or not some o7 those
a-sences are Ae6cused.B I7 .ou miss a class, then it is .our responsi-ilit. to
,et assi,nments, complete 2ork, and su-mit papers. +ecause an a-sence on
a dra7t 2orkshop harms .our 7ello2 students as 2ell as .oursel7, attendance
on these da.s 2ill -e 2ei,hted more hea5il. than other da.s.
Dr&2 Wor3s.ops% 0ttendance to dra7t 2orkshops is mandator.. &o2e5er, I
realiDe that thin,s come up, people ,et sick, and sometimes missin, class is
necessar.. In the case that .ou a-solutel. "ust miss a dra7t 2orkshop, .ou
2ill need to ,et someone else currentl. enrolled in our section o7 E<;* (0(+
to re5ie2 .our dra7t 7or .ou 0<1 talk 2ith me in o%ce hours a-out .our
paper -e7ore .ou su-mit the Hnal dra7t. I7 .ou miss more than one dra7t
2orkshop, in addition to the 2ork listed a-o5e, .ou 2ill -e re4uired to meet
2ith me to discuss .our pro,ress in the course.
51&,i&ris$% The departmental polic. on pla,iarism 2ill -e made a5aila-le
on the course 0<;E* pa,e. I7 .ou ha5e an. 4uestions a-out pla,iarism and
its conse4uences, please ask. #la,iarism demonstrates contempt 7or ethical
standards, .our instructor, and .our peers. I7 .ou are cau,ht pla,iariDin,,
.ou risk 7ailin, the course. =ou ma. also -e re7erred to the $%ce o7 Nudicial
03airs, and this ma. result in pro-ation, suspension, or e6pulsion 7or
academic dishonest..
Noe% The #enns.l5ania State Lni5ersit. encoura,es 4ualiHed persons 2ith
disa-ilities to participate in its pro,rams and acti5ities. I7 .ou anticipate
needin, an. t.pe o7 accommodation in this course or ha5e 4uestions a-out
ph.sical access, please tell the instructor as soon as possi-le.
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COURSE SCHEDULE
Te" A44re+i&io! 6e(%
*+ O Lives on the Boundary TS9IS O They Say( I Say
I: O In Fact C# O Course #acket
Wee3 1 7 I!ro'ucio!s8 Resu$e 9 Co+er Leer
>9'! P Introduction to the Course: What are the &umanities, and Wh.
1o We Stud. ThemK
Introduction to Resume Q Co5er *etter 0ssi,nment
Sample Resumes Q Co5er *etters
>9(' P Tellin, $ur Educational Stories
Rou,h 1ra7t Workshop9"0Second Resume E5aluations
READ: *+ A$ur Schools and $ur Children,B ARI Nust Wanna +e 05era,eIB
AEnterin, the Con5ersation,B AThe #oem Is a Su-stitute 7or *o5eB
Wrii!, Se12*Assess$e! Due
Rou,. Dr&2 o2 Resu$e:Co+er Leer 'ue
Wee3 2 7 5ro2essio!&1 Lier&ure E+&1u&io!8 ;r&$e0or3s 2or Wrii!,
&!' Re&'i!,
>9(6 P <$ C*0SS P Memorial 1a.
>9() P *i-rar. 1a.: Meeting Location TB,
Introduction to #ro7essional *iterature E5aluation 0ssi,nment
READ: *+ A*iterate Stirrin,s,B AReclaimin, the Classroom,B AThe
#olitics o7 Remediation,B ACrossin, +oundaries,B AEpilo,ue: *iliaB
RESUME:COVER LETTER ;INAL DRA;T DUE
Wee3 < 7 Re4u&1
69( P Thinkin, a-out 0cademic Te6ts
Lnderstandin, and 1e5elopin, Writerl. Soice
Introduction to Re-uttal 0ssi,nment
READ: TS9IS ARWhatIs Moti5atin, This WriterKIB ARThe. Sa.,IB AR&er
#oint Is,IB AR0s &e &imsel7 #ut It,IB AR0inIt So 9 Is <otIBT C# Martin *uther
8in, Nr., A*etter 7rom +irmin,ham NailBT Richard Rodri,ueD, A0riaBT 8eith
;il.ard, e6cerpt 7rom -oices of the Se!f
5ro2essio!&1 Lier&ure E+&1u&io! =1 Due
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69/ P Where WeIre Comin, :rom
Esta-lishin, =our Scholarl. #oint o7 Sie2
READ: TS9IS AR=es9<o9$ka., +utIBT AR0nd =etIBT ASkeptics Ma. $-?ect,B
ARSo WhatK Who CaresKIBT I: Nohn Ed,ar Wideman, A*ookin, at Emmett
TillBT Meredith &all, AShunnedBT :rancine #rose, A;oin, <ati5eBT Ne2ell
#arker Rhodes, AMi6ed+lood Ste2B
Wee3 > 7 Re4u&18 Lier&r(:R.eoric&1 A!&1(sis
69! P The +od. and the Mind
Rou,h 1ra7t Workshop
READ% I: Ruthann Ro-son, A<otes 7rom a 1i%cult CaseBT :lo.d Skloot,
A;ra. 0rea: Thinkin, 2ith a 1ama,ed +rainBT ;erald <. Callahan,
AChimeraBT #hillip *opate, A1eli5erin, *il.B
Rou,. Dr&2 o2 Re4u&1 'ue
5ro2essio!&1 Lier&ure E+&1u&io! =2 Due
69'' P E6perience as Stor.
Introduction to *iterar.9Rhetorical 0nal.sis 0ssi,nment
READ% TS9IS A$n Closer E6aminationBT I: *auren Slater, AThree
SpheresBT 1iane 0ckerman, A*an,ua,e at #la.BT Nud.th &arE5en,
A*ea5in, +a-.lon: 0 Walk Throu,h the Ne2ish 1i5orce Ceremon.BT
*eslie Ru-inko2ski, AIn the WoodsB
REBUTTAL ;INAL DRA;T DUE
Wee3 ? 7 Lier&r(:R.eoric&1 A!&1(sis
69'6 P Short :iction: :lanner. $IConnor and Nunot 1iaD
READ: C# :lanner. $IConnor A0 ;ood Man Is &ard to :ind,B
AE5er.thin, That Rises Must Con5er,e,B ASome 0spects o7 the
;rotes4ue in Southern :ictionBT Wa.ne C. +ooth, A0 Rhetorical Readin,
o7 $UConnorUs RE5er.thin, That Rises Must Con5er,eIBT Nunot 1iaD,
A=srael,B A$tra5ida, $tra5eDBT Nohn Rio7rio, ASituatin, *atin 0merican
Masculinit.: Immi,ration, Empath., and Emasculation in Nunot 1iaDIs
,ro.nB
5ro2essio!&1 Lier&ure E+&1u&io! =< Due
69') P #oetr.: Emil. 1ickinson and *an,ston &u,hes
Rou,h 1ra7t Workshop
Introduction to AThis I +elie5eB 0ssi,nment
READ: C# *an,ston &u,hes sectionT 8arl &enD., A*an,ston &u,hesIs
#oetr. and the Metaph.sics o7 Simplicit.BT Emil. 1ickinson sectionT
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A#rosid.BT Michelle 8ohler, AThe 0pparatus o7 the 1ark: Emil. 1ickinson
and the Epistemolo,. o7 MetaphorB
Rou,. Dr&2 o2 Lier&r(:R.eoric&1 A!&1(sis 'ue
Wee3 @ 7 -T.is I Be1ie+e/
69(" P AThis I +elie5eB
InClass 1ra7tin, Session 7or AThis I +elie5eB Essa.
LISTEN TO: assi,ned recordin,s on 0<;E*
LITERARA:RHETORICAL ANALASIS ;INAL DRA;T DUE
69(> P Who We 0re and What We +elie5e
AThis I +elie5eB #resentations
Course $5er5ie2
LISTEN TO: AThis 0merican *i7eB Flink on 0<;E*G
-THIS I BELIEVE/ ;INAL DRA;T DUE
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