RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION

ENGLISH 015
SECTION 038
Instructor: Sarah RudeWalker Email:
rude@psu.edu
Class Time: TR 9:45-:!! "#ce $ours: W !:%!-&:!!'
R :!!-&:%!
Class (ocation: !4 "smond
and )* appointment
"#ce (ocation: &&4 S. +llen Street'
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Course Description
The .undamental /oal o. this course is to help students de0elop as stron/er'
more con1dent' and more 2e3i)le 4riters and readers. We .ocus speci1call*
upon reco/ni5in/ and producin/ e6ecti0e rhetoric: learnin/ to listen' read'
and 4rite 4ith a coherent sense o. 78 audience' 7&8 purpose' and 7%8
cultural' historical' and ideolo/ical conte3t. 9* in0esti/atin/ a 0ariet* o. te3ts
and media' students come out o. the course not onl* )etter a)le to articulate
their o4n ideas clearl*' persuasi0el*' and elo:uentl*' )ut also 4ith the
acumen to appl* their rhetorical skills as responsi)le' en/a/ed citi5ens o. our
societ*.
Tets
- Course ;acket. +0aila)le at <opease=The Si/n -actor*' &%! S. +llen
Street.
- >il*ard' <eith' ?e)orah $. $oldstein' and Charles I Schuster. Rhetorical
Choices: A Reader for Writers. &nd ed. @e4 Aork: ;en/uin' &!!,.
Re!uire"ents# To pass this course *ou must complete the maBor
assi/nments' prepare readin/ and home4ork assi/nments dili/entl*' and
participate acti0el* in class. If you fail to complete any of the major
assignments, you cannot receive a passing grade for the course. ;apers
must )e handed in on time. (ate papers 4ill normall* )e docked one letter
/rade per da*' unless *ou /et m* appro0al .or an e3tension )e.ore the due
date.
Gr$%es
;aper (iterac* @arrati0e !C
;aper & Comparison and Contrast !C
;aper % Re)uttal !C
;aper 4 ;roposal !C
DaBor Re0ision &!C
9lo/ &!C
;articipationE &!C
E;articipation includes attendance' discussion' dra.t 4orkshops' in-class 4ritin/' /rammar :ui55es' and
/roup 4ork.
;lease take notice: participation is 4orth &!C o. *our /rade. +ttendin/ e0er*
class is e3pected' and merel* attendin/ class 4ill earn *ou a C. Aou must be
active in class i. *ou 4ish to earn a hi/her participation /rade.
Ess$& Re!uire"ents# Aour essa* 4ill .ollo4 standard D(+ .ormattin/
/uidelines as .ollo4s: Aour paper 4ill )e dou)le spaced' 4ritten in &pt Times
@e4 Roman .ont 7the .ont *ou are readin/ ri/ht no48. ;aper mar/ins should
)e F 7DS Word de.ault is .&5F .or ri/ht and le.t mar/ins8. ;ara/raph
spacin/ should )e set to ! .or )oth G9e.oreF and G+.ter.F "n the 1rst pa/e'
include a .our-line headin/ that lists *our name' *our instructorHs name' the
course num)er' and the date *ou are su)mittin/ the assi/nment. "n e0er*
pa/e' include a header 4ith *our last name and the pa/e num)er in the
upper ri/ht hand corner o. each pa/e. +t the end o. the essa*' include a
separate GWorks CitedF pa/e that /i0es the )i)lio/raphical in.ormation .or all
o. *our sources in D(+ .ormat. Essa*s must meet the minimum pa/e len/th
re:uirements as stipulated in the assi/nment /uidelines .or each indi0idual
essa*. +t each paper due date' *ou 4ill hand in the 1nal dra.t o. the essa*
and +(( rou/h dra.ts.
Atten%$nce# Re/ular attendance is e3pected. ;lease come to e0er* class.
The course depends upon *our acti0e participation. Aour /rade ma* )e
lo4ered .or poor attendance' do4n to and includin/ G-.F This is Ini0ersit*
polic*. Speci1call*' *ou are permitted t'o $(sences. E3cused a)sences
are appropriate' )ut )e*ond that' let me repeat ;SI polic* 7Policies and
Rules' 4&-&,8: + student 4hose a)sences are e3cessi0e Gma* run the risk o.
recei0in/ a lo4er /rade or a .ailin/ /rade'F 4hether or not some o. those
a)sences are Ge3cused.F I. *ou miss a class' then it is *our responsi)ilit* to
/et assi/nments' complete 4ork' and su)mit papers. 9ecause an a)sence on
a dra.t 4orkshop harms *our .ello4 students as 4ell as *oursel.' attendance
on these da*s 4ill )e 4ei/hted more hea0il* than other da*s.
Dr$)t *or+s,ops# +ttendance to dra.t 4orkshops is mandator*. $o4e0er'
sometimes missin/ class is necessar*. In the case that *ou a)solutel* must
miss a dra.t 4orkshop' *ou 4ill need to /et someone else currentl* enrolled
in our section o. E@>( !5 to re0ie4 *our dra.t .or *ou +@? talk 4ith me in
o#ce hours a)out *our paper )e.ore *ou su)mit the 1nal dra.t. I. *ou miss
more than one dra.t 4orkshop' in addition to the 4ork listed a)o0e' *ou 4ill
)e re:uired to meet 4ith me to discuss *our pro/ress in the course.
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P-$.i$ris"# The departmental polic* on pla/iarism is a0aila)le on the
En/lish ?epartmentHs 4e)pa/e:
http:==en/lish.la.psu.edu=under/raduate=pla/iarism-polic*. I. *ou ha0e an*
:uestions a)out pla/iarism and its conse:uences' please ask. ;la/iarism
demonstrates contempt .or ethical standards' *our instructor' and *our
peers. I. *ou are cau/ht pla/iari5in/' *ou risk .ailin/ the course. Aou ma*
also )e re.erred to the "#ce o. Judicial +6airs' and this ma* result in
pro)ation' suspension' or e3pulsion .or academic dishonest*.
Note# The ;enns*l0ania State Ini0ersit* encoura/es :uali1ed persons 4ith
disa)ilities to participate in its pro/rams and acti0ities. I. *ou anticipate
needin/ an* t*pe o. accommodation in this course or ha0e :uestions a)out
ph*sical access' please tell the instructor as soon as possi)le.
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CO/RSE SCHED/LE
Tet A((re0i$tion 1e&#
RC K Rhetorical Choices
C; K Course ;acket
*ee+ 1 2 Intro%uctions
=4 L Introduction to the Course
=M L Introduction to Course Themes: The Stakes o. Education
RE+?: C; Dann' report e3cerpt
*ee+ 3 2 Liter$c& N$rr$ti0e
=& L RE+?: RC GWriters' Readers' and Rhetorical ChoicesFN C; Aouse.5ai'
selections .rom I Am
alala
=&% L Settin/ up 9lo/s
MEET IN COMP/TER LA4 5-oc$tion T4D6
*ee+ 3
=&O L RE+?: RC @arration IntroductionN ?ou/lass' G(earnin/ to Read and
WriteFN C; Dalcolm
P' G(earnin/ to ReadF
=%! L RE+?: C; Rose' e3cerpt .rom !ives on the "oundary
4-o. Post 1 %ue
*ee+ 7
&=4 L ?ra.t Workshop
Rou., %r$)t o) Liter$c& N$rr$ti0e P$per %ue
&=M L RE+?: C; <eith >il*ard' e3cerpt .rom #oices of the $elf
4-o. Post 3 %ue
*ee+ 5 2 Co"p$rison $n% Contr$st
&= L RE+?: RC +r/ument IntroductionN 9am)ara' GThe (essonF
Liter$c& N$rr$ti0e P$per %ue
&=% L RE+?: C; +le3ie' e3cerpt .rom %he Absolutely %rue &iary of a Part'%ime
Indian
4-o. Post 3 %ue
*ee+ 8
&=O L RE+?: RC Comparison and Contrast IntroductionN C; <o5ol' e3cerpt
.rom $hame of the
(ation
&=&! L RE+?: C; +n*on' GSocial Class and the $idden Curriculum o. WorkF
4-o. Post 7 %ue
*ee+ 9
&=&5 L ?ra.t 4orkshop
Rou., Dr$)t o) Co"p$rison:Contr$st P$per %ue
&=&, L RE+?: RC 9e/le*' GThe Stereot*pe TrapF
4-o. Post 5 %ue
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*ee+ 8 2 Re(utt$-
%=4 L RE+?: RC "5ick' GWhat $elen <eller Sa4F
Co"p$rison:Contr$st P$per %ue
%=M L RE+?: RC <in/' G(etter .rom 9irmin/ham JailF
SPRING 4REA1
*ee+ ;
%=O L RE+?: RC +n5aldua' G$o4 to Tame a Wild Ton/ueFN Rodri/ue5' G+riaF
%=&! L RE+?: RC Tan' GDother Ton/ueFN <anae' G;id/inF
4-o. Post 8 %ue
*ee+ 10
%=&5 L Rou/h ?ra.t Workshop
Rou., %r$)t o) Re(utt$- p$per %ue
%=&, L RE+?: RC $udson' G(an/ua/e WorldsFN C; $ernande5-+0ila' G;ara
TeresaF
4-o. Post 9 %ue
*ee+ 11 2 Propos$-
4= L RE+?: RC Shen' GThe Classroom and the Wider CultureF
Re(utt$- p$per %ue
4=% L RE+?: RC E3empli1cation IntroductionN C; >atto' G+/ainst SchoolF
4-o. Post 8 %ue
*ee+ 13
4=O L RE+?: C; -reire' e3cerpt .rom Pedagogy of the )ppressed
4=! L RE+?: C; ?el9anco' GColle/e at RiskF
4-o. Post ; %ue
*ee+ 13
4=5 L ?ra.t Workshop
Rou., %r$)t o) Propos$- p$per %ue
4=, L RE+?: C; IC(+ Center .or (a)or Studies' GInder/round Inder/radsFN
RC Qinsser'
GColle/e ;ressuresF
4-o. Post 10 %ue
*ee+ 17 2 Re0isin.
4=&& L RE+?: RC Ro)erts' G$o4 to Sa* @othin/ in 5!! WordsF
Propos$- p$per %ue
4=&4 L RE+?: C; $arris' GRe0isin/F
*ee+ 15
4=&9 L ?ra.t Workshop
Rou., Dr$)t o) M$<or Re0ision %ue
5=& L Course "0er0ie4
E$" *ee+
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5=, L M$<or Re0ision %ue to ANGEL Drop(o (& 11#5; PM
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