FALL 2001
This information effective for Fall 2001.
Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.
All sections of Writing 1 explore the power of language to make meaning, to create identities for the writer, to shape communities, and to influence readers. All sections will give you the chance to explore writing as a means of discovery and learning as well as a means of communication. Every section will help you to analyze rhetorical situations: that is, to understand the conventions at work in various situations and the kinds of arguments and evidence that are persuasive in different contexts. And in any section of Writing 1, you will have the chance to develop your particular strengths as a writer of academic prose and work on your particular weaknesses.
All sections of Writing 1 teach writing as a process that involves strategies for generating ideas, revising, and editing. They all will encourage you to work together as readers of each other's papers. And all will require a significant amount of reading and weekly writing which may include informal writing for yourself as well as more formal essays for others.
All course descriptions are subject to change.
Instructor: Ellen Hart
MW 5:00P-6:45P
Crown 203
The poet Ezra Pound has written that "Literature is news that STAYS news." In this course we'll read a daily newspaper to watch history unfold. And we'll look at the ways in which poets - including Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, and Sandra Cisneros - have recorded the news about history: personal, political, and cultural history. This is a good course for those who love poetry, and those who fear poetry, to learn even more about reading poetry, writing about it, and enjoying it. The research component for the course includes exploring Dickinson and Whitman web sites focusing on the Civil War, grief, and consolation.
Instructor: Peggy Miles
MWF 2:00P-3:10P
Thimann Lab 101
In the words of Morrison, "If you study the culture and art of African-Americans, you are not studying a regional or minor culture. What you are studying is America." Through the works of the Nobel Prize-winning author, we will explore a too-often-overlooked aspect of the American experience. In addition, we will use her novels as models for discovering insights into the craft of writing. Texts will include The Bluest Eye, Beloved, and Jazz. The focus of this course will be on class participation and writing as a process. Students will generate ideas through class discussion, keep weekly learning logs, and develop their written skills through a succession of three drafts each on three different topics, including a research paper. We will look at means of developing a personal style and voice.
Instructor: Jim Wilson
MW 5:00P-6:45P
Stevenson 151
In this interdisciplinary seminar course we will read and critique the ideas of several published essays on a range of topics: Nature and Place; Work, Language, Culture, Class; Science and Psyche. You can expect to write four 1000-1500 word essays (including a research effort) and six 250-500 word critical reading logs. Discussions and draft/revision workshops will constitute a regular part of the writing process. This course should sharpen a number of your cognitive and organizational skills and increase your confidence to construct and develop a textured university-level analysis in a variety of rhetorical modes. Texts: The Contemporary Essay (Donald Hall) and The Pocket Style Manual (Diana Hacker).
Instructor: Rob Michalski
TTh 4:00P-5:45P
Soc Sci 2-141
In this section we will concentrate upon developing the critical reading and writing skills necessary for college-level academic work. In order to help develop these skills, we will read and discuss provocative essays which confront the challenges presented by an attempt to understand popular culture in America. Through class discussions and short writing assignments on the readings and on such everyday examples of popular culture such as advertisements, TV shows, and movies, students will generate ideas for longer essay assignments. These assignments will be of varying lengths and will include assignments involving research. In addition to working on your own writing, you will also read and discuss the work of your peers.
Instructor: Rachel Levin
TTh 12:00P-1:45P
Soc Sci 2-141
Description TBA
Instructor: Derede Arthur
TTh 2:00P-3:45P
Crown 202
This composition and critical thinking class uses readings on popular culture to explore the techniques and practice of critical analysis and expository and argumentative writing. Through semiotic investigations of the products and processes of advertising, packaging, gender and race relations, TV, film, and cyberspace, you will analyze and respond to published essays, peer ideas, and the artifacts of popular culture themselves. You will learn techniques for generating, organizing, and supporting your ideas both orally and in writing; collaborate with colleagues in developing a group presentation; and apply techniques of revision that will enable you to produce polished, professional work. Required texts: Maasik and Solomon, Signs of Life, 3rd. ed.; Packer and Timpane, Writing Worth Reading, 3rd. ed.
Instructor: Mark Baker
MW 7:00P-8:45P
College 8-242
In this course we will be reading, talking, and writing about the act of travel. Reading various short, and some longer, narratives and first-person accounts about experiences traveling to places close and far, we'll talk about the mysteries it holds, the questions about identity it poses, the excitement it brings. We'll also look at some travel guides along with watching a few short travel films as we talk about rhetoric and travel, about the way language and images can shape our perception of a place, and what social problems this may bring. Additional topics to be considered in this class will be social responsibility and travel, global ecological awareness and responsibility, solo travel, cultural knowledge, the "meaningful" experience, and perceptions/stereotypes. Students will have the opportunity, as well, to write about their own experiences with travel and to explore the role that travel will have in their lives. Several narrative and expository papers will be assigned throughout the quarter, as well as a longer, more focused, and developed research paper. Revision will be encouraged and required.
Students may contact the instructor via e-mail (mbaker@cats.ucsc.edu) if they have any questions.
Instructor: Rob Michalski
TTh 6:00P-7:45P
Soc Sci 1-153
In this section we will concentrate upon developing the critical reading and writing skills necessary for college-level academic work. In order to help develop these skills, we will read and discuss provocative essays which confront the challenges presented by an attempt to understand popular culture in America. Through class discussions and short writing assignments on the readings and on such everyday examples of popular culture such as advertisements, TV shows, and movies, students will generate ideas for longer essay assignments. These assignments will be of varying lengths and will include assignments involving research. In addition to working on your own writing, you will also read and discuss the work of your peers.
Instructor: Marta Brunner
MWF 8:00A-9:10A
Oakes 106
Description TBA
Instructor: Cissy Freeman
TTh 12:00P-1:00P
Crown 105
Offers instruction on selected topics in grammar and conventions of written English as needed to strengthen the writing skills of students whose primary language is not standard English. Provides students practice in applying these concepts to editing their own writing. (22A: Designed for entering first-year students. 22B: Designed for continuing students who have already taken Writing 20 and/or 21.) Limited to 20 students.
Staff
TTh 12:00P-1:45P
Porter 249
**Interview only. Attend the first class meeting**
Writing 64 is a journalism workshop that combines newswriting techniques and press critique. Students learn how to produce rewrites, interviews, news stories, cover public events, and news features. Students also keep a weekly news journal. Writing 1 as a prerequisite is strongly recommended. Writing 64 is required for entrance into the Journalism Minor.
Instructor: Carol Freeman
TTh 4:00P-5:45P
Cowell 223
"Those who are not students of rhetoric are victims of rhetoric." --Ancient Greek Graffito
A combination of informal lectures and discussion, Writing 101 provides an introduction to the history of the origins of Western rhetoric in Greece and to the central issues of rhetoric as they are articulated in Aristotle's Rhetoric and Plato's Phaedrus and as they reappear in contemporary discussions of communication, culture, advocacy, democracy, advertising, ethics, law, politics, religion, science, education - and so on. Students need have no special background in history, politics, or philosophy, but they do need to be willing to grapple with both the theory of rhetoric and the nuts and bolts of rhetorical practice. Assignments will include regular written responses to reading, two 5-6 page essays (both drafted and then revised), and a take-home final exam.
Satisfies requirements for the Communication and Rhetoric Minor and satisfies the W requirement.
Instructor: Jim Wilson
MWF 3:30P-4:40P
Cowell 113
Liberation from "vocal imperialism"! From stand-up comedy to political persuasion, you will learn strategies to write, analyze, and deliver effective speeches in various genres including impromptu, argument, and informative, as well as to give professional presentations (law, medicine, business, etc.) using "power point" and other visuals. You can expect frequent opportunities to practice your skills in front of an audience, to receive regular instructor and peer critiques, and to study the discipline with a textbook and guest speakers. Recommended text: In Our Own Words: Speeches of the 20th Century.
Instructor: Ellen Newberry
TTH 10:00A-11:45A
Soc Sci 2-141
**Interview only. Attend the first class meeting and contact the instructor: esnberry@cats.ucsc.edu**
This course is designed to help transfer and re-entry women become comfortable with upper-division university writing. We will explore a range of genres, with a specific focus on research-based writing, as students explore a topic of their own choosing. The class also offers a supportive environment for those new to the university: its environment and its academic requirements. For a more detailed description, e-mail Ellen Newberry at esnberry@cats.ucsc.edu.
Instructor: Amy Weaver
MW 5:00P-6:45P
Stevenson 152
**Interview only. Attend the first class meeting**
This course introduces students to the practice and theory of teaching writing. Areas of focus will include the effects of culture and schooling on writing development, effective writing pedagogy, and mastering university-level writing proficiency. Readings, discussions, and written assignments will integrate students' on-going tutoring experiences and the theory and practice of other writing professionals.
Instructor: Holly Cordova
TTh 4:00P-5:45P
Kresge 325
**Interview only. Attend the first class meeting**
This course introduces students to the practice and theory of teaching writing. Areas of focus will include the effects of culture and schooling on writing development, effective writing pedagogy, and mastering university-level writing proficiency. Readings, discussions, and written assignments will integrate students' on-going tutoring experiences and the theory and practice of other writing professionals.
Instructor: Conn Hallinan
Th 2:00P-3:45P
Stevenson 151
**Interview only. Attend the first class meeting**
Newswriting seminar for City on a Hill editors and writers. Weekly sessions evaluate newspaper in depth, including writing, reporting, and issues in journalism ranging from ethics to legal questions. Prerequisites: instructor determination at the first class meeting; open only to editors, interns, and writers at City on a Hill Press. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment limited to 35.