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Unit One: First Essay; Writing Focus: Personal Narrative |
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Intro to the Class as a Writing Community Writing about Social and Ethical Issues |
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2 |
Reasons to Believe: The Roots of Ethical and Social Values Introducing Personal Essays |
In Writing for Change: Edelman, Marion Wright. "A Family Legacy." pp. 24-30. |
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3 |
Reasons to Believe and Act |
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4 |
Developing and Sustaining Ethical and Social Values |
In Writing for Change: Kennedy, John F. "Inaugural Address." pp. 89-92. Buckley, William F. "A Call to Arms." pp. 125-133. King, Martin Luther, Jr. "A Letter From Birmingham Jail." pp. 285-299. Alexander, P. W. "Christmas At Home." pp. 100-103. Taylor, Jeremy. "Service Learning: Education with a Purpose." pp. 193-199. Film Clips: Eyes on the Prize. |
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5 |
The Writer as Social Activist: A Literary Tradition |
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6 |
Writing Workshop, Draft Essay 1; The Craft of Revision |
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Unit Two: Second Essay; Writing Focus: Investigative Essay/Comparative Analysis |
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7 |
Representing Social Issues and Problems; Images |
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8 |
Narratives of Poverty and Homelessness |
Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. (Selection) Kozol, Jonathan. "Are the Homeless Crazy?" In Writing For Change: Marin, Peter. "Helping and Hating the Homeless…." pp. 270-283. Film Clip: A Christmas Carol |
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9 |
The Writer as Witness, Participant and Investigator: Inside the World of Poverty and Low-wage Labor |
Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting By in America. (Excerpt) Film Clip: America and Lewis Hine. |
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10 |
The Writer as Interpreter of Social Issues: The Value Of Comparative Analysis: Research Strategies |
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11 |
Writers Engage With Media Culture and Beauty Imagery |
In Writing For Change: (student essay) Morgan, Amanda. "When Beauty Is the Beast." pp. 356-363. Film: Killing Us Softly 3 |
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12 |
Writers Address Contemporary Debates: Race, Gender and Issues of Equality Approaches to Comparative Analysis: Options in Introductions/Conclusions |
In Writing For Change: Takaki, Ronald. "Breaking Silences: Community of Memory." pp. 219-232. Faludi, Susan. "Blame It on Feminism." pp. 238-250. |
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13 |
Writers Confront Contemporary: Educational Inequality, Past and Present: Individual Portraits |
In Writing For Change: Angelou, Maya. "Graduation." pp. 155-165. Kozol, Jonathan. "Corla Hawkins." pp. 176-181. Rose, Mike. "I Just Wanna Be Average." pp. 165-176. |
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14 |
Writing Workshop, Draft, Essay 2 |
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Unit Three: Third Essay; Writing Focus: Investigative/Advocacy Essay |
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15 |
Writers as Investigators and Advocates: Modern Classics in the Literature of Social Change |
Excerpts from: Friedan, Betty. The Feminine Mystique. Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. Orwell, George. "Politics and the English Language." |
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16 |
Reading Films Critically |
Film: Girl, Interrupted. |
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17 |
Writers Explore Contemporary Issues: Mental Health |
Kaysen, Susanna. Girl, Interrupted. (Excerpt) In Writing for Change: Thompson, Tracy. "The Wizard of Prozac." pp. 347-356. Film: Mangold, James. Girl, Interrupted. |
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18 |
Writers Define Contemporary Issues and Advocate Solutions: Education |
In Writing for Change: Hirsch, E. D. "Cultural Literacy." pp. 188-193 |
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19 |
View Dead Man Walking |
Film: Dead Man Walking. |
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20 |
Writers Debate Policy Issues: Capital Punishment Incorporating Personal and Public Voices |
Film: Robbins, Tim. Dead Man Walking |
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21 |
Writers Debate Policy Issues: Capital Punishment Incorporating Personal and Public Voices (cont.) |
Film: Robbins, Tim. Dead Man Walking. |
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22 |
Approaches To Advocacy |
In Writing For Change: Randy Fitzgerald. "Owls Are Not Threatened, Jobs Are." pp. 419-423. Hamilton, Cynthia. "Women, Home and Community: The Struggles in an Urban Environment." pp. 412-418. |
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23 |
Writers as Visionaries: Fiction as a Laboratory for Utopian Ideas and Dystopian Critiques |
In Writing For Change: Callenbach, Ernest. "Ecotopia." pp. 440-446. |
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24 |
Writers as Visionaries: Fiction as a Laboratory for Utopian Ideas and Dystopian Critiques |
Excerpts: Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. Orwell, George. 1984. Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. |
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25 |
Revision Strategies for Advocacy Essays |
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26 |
Advanced Revision/Publication Workshop |
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27 |
Advanced Revision/Publication Workshop (cont.) |
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28 |
Presentations and Course Evaluation |
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29 |
Last Class: Celebration |
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