21W.011 | Fall 2015 | Undergraduate

Writing and Rhetoric: Rhetoric and Contemporary Issues

Calendar

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
1

Introduction to the Class as a Writing Community; Why Write About Social and Ethical Issues?

 
2

Reasons to Believe: The Rhetoric of Classic American Political Speeches: Utopian and Dystopian Themes

Peer Review Training. Sample Student Essay-in-progress: “Not Saturday’s Child” (PDF)

Course information sheet due.
3

The Emergence of Social and Ethical Values

Peer Review: Exercise 1

First version of Essay 1 due before the next lecture by email.
4 Workshop: Essay 1 Letters to workshop students due in class.
5 Representing Social Issues in Historical Context: Poverty and Wealth in the Industrial Era

Utopia writing exercise due.

Essay 2 assigned.

Oral presentation preferences due by email before the next class.

6 Documenting Social Issues: Poverty in the Industrial Era  
7 Writers Engage with Contemporary Social Issues: Homelessness: Contrasting Perspectives Proposal for Essay 2 (first version) due by email before the next class.
8

Library Session in the Digital Instruction Resource Center

Peer Review of Essay 2 Proposals

 
9

Low Wage Jobs: Pathways Out of Poverty?

Peer Review of Essay 2 Proposals

Revision of Essay 1 due by email before the next class.
10 Low Wage Jobs: Pathways Out of Poverty? (cont.) Revised Proposal of Essay 2 due by email before the next class.
11 Living in an Aging Society: Benefits and Challenges  
12 Writers Engage with Contemporary Issues: The Politics of Food Outline of Essay 2 and History / Background Sections due by email before the next class.
13 Writers Engage with Contemporary Issues: The Politics of Food (cont.)  
14 Writers Explore Contemporary Issues: Mental Health and Illness First version of Essay 2 due by email before the next class.
15 Writers Explore Contemporary Issues: Mental Health and Illness (cont.)  
16 Workshop: Essay 2  
17 Living in the Age of Mass Media: The Influence of Advertising  
18

Creating Childhood Consumers: Youth and Advertising

Introduction to Grant Proposal Writing: Identifying Needs; Designing Programs

Assignment 3 (Grant Proposal) assigned
19

Grant Proposal Writing (cont.)

Peer Review Proposal Ideas

Proposal idea for a public service project due.
20

Grant Proposal Writing (cont.)

Review Sample Student Grants

Revised Essay 2 due by email before the next class.
21

Grant Proposal Writing (cont.): Budgets, Evaluation Plans and Abstracts

The Pitch: Oral Presentations on Grant Ideas

 
22 Workshop: Assignment 3 First version of Assignment 3 due.
23

The Pitch: Oral Presentations

Overview of the Grant Proposal Revision Process

 
24 The Pitch: Oral Presentations (cont.)  
25

The Pitch: Oral Presentations

Course Overview and Evaluations

Revised Assignment 3 and final reflection letter due.

Course Info

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Fall 2015
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Written Assignments
Presentation Assignments