Judy Gill
Director of the Writing
Center
Instructor in English
phone: 717.245.1291
fax: 717.245.1942
gill@dickinson.edu
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Judy Gill Course Description: English 404 is a workshop on independent critical writing, leading to a substantial (30-50 pages, 7,500-12,500 words) literary research paper on a topic of your own choosing, with approval. This paper may be a revision and expansion of your 403 paper or work on a different and unrelated topic. To allow time for revision, the full draft will be presented during three workshops over the course of the semester. You must meet all requirements (including deadlines) to pass English 404; English 404 is required to complete the major. Course Requirements: You will submit in writing and present in class a 300-500 word prospectus. The prospectus should describe your project, including questions you want to explore; tell us why the project is important and worth doing; describe the range of your sources, primary and secondary; tell us about any critical/theoretical approaches you are thinking of using; and describe the three main sections or “chunks” you plan to submit for workshop. You will write your paper in three sections to be critiqued in workshop and in written comments; thus each of you will be a writer and an editor throughout the semester. On the weeks a section of your paper is to be workshopped, you are responsible for putting copies in HUB boxes and getting a copy to my office by 4 PM on the Friday prior to the Monday class. Each of you is also responsible for reading drafts carefully, writing line notes and end comments on drafts, and offering constructive criticism and suggestions for revision during workshop. It is crucial for the success of the workshop--and your own paper--that you meet all deadlines and participate actively in workshop. You must follow MLA guidelines for format, citation, and documentation. Evaluation:
Your final grade will be based on the following percentages: Workshop Groups:
Schedule:
Spring 2000 Required Texts: Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life; Richard Straub, A Sourcebook for Responding to Student Writing; Paula Gillespie and Neal Lerner, The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring; and Diana Hacker, A Pocket Style Manual, 3rd Edition Course Aims and Objectives: This course will prepare you to become effective responders to peers' writing within the Writing Center context. We will explore the nature of academic writing in general and in various disciplines, examine issues confronting student writers, and discuss different strategies for tutoring in the Writing Center. You will respond to peers' writing in workshops, written comments on drafts of peers' papers, and tutoring sessions with students enrolled in Professor Wendy Moffat's English 101 course (19th-Century British Literature) this semester. Tutoring writing at the college level is a demanding but extremely rewarding experience. All of you come to this class highly recommended and carefully selected, and I look forward to working with you. Course Requirements: Your work will be divided between reading, writing (and rewriting), workshopping and tutoring.
Writing: You will write three papers, two drafts each (only the second draft is graded). Workshopping: You will respond to first drafts of classmates' papers, both in workshop classes and in writing. You will be responsible for photocopying and distributing drafts for workshops. Drafts with written comments will be returned to the writer at the end of workshop classes. Tutoring: Each of you will conference with students in an English 101 course twice during the semester. Schedule of Events: Thurs, Jan. 20 Introduction Tues, Jan. 25 Lamott's Bird by Bird Thurs, Jan. 27 Bird by Bird Tues, Feb. 1 Student papers (handouts) Thurs, Feb. 3 A Sourcebook for Responding to Student Writing, pp. 107-128 Tues, Feb. 8 First version of essay #1 due (bring copies for members of your workhop group and for me)
Workshop group 2: Jennifer Locke, John Loughney, Chandra Oursler, Elizabeth Rawitsch, Kate Sweeney, Nate Walpole, Abigail Watson, and Keara Wolak Tues, Feb. 15 Workshop on drafts of essay #1: Group 1--Hecksher, Hess, Jennings, and Lawrence; Group 2--Sweeney, Walpole, Watson, and Wolak Thurs, Feb. 17 Sourcebook,pp. 129-164 Tues, Feb. 22 Sourcebook, pp. 197-212 Thurs,
Feb. 24 The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring, pp. 1-22
Tues, Feb. 29 Peter Vandenberg, "Lessons of Inscription: Tutor Training and the 'Professional Conversation,'" The Writing Center Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, Spring/Summer 1999 (handout) Thurs, Mar. 2 Allyn and Bacon , pp. 49-60 Tues, Mar. 7 Allyn and Bacon, pp. 93-118 Thurs, Mar. 9 First version of essay #2 due (bring enough copies for workshop group members and me) Tues, Mar. 14 Spring Break Thurs, Mar. 16 Spring Break Tues, Mar. 21 Workshop on drafts of essay #2: Group 1--Chemerynski, Datsko, D'Avria, and Green; Group 2--Locke, Loughney, Oursler, and Rawitsch Thurs, Mar. 23 Workshop on drafts of essay #2: Group 1--Hecksher, Hess, Jennings, and Lawrence; Group 2--Sweeney, Walpole, Watson, and Wolak Tues, Mar. 28 Student papers (handouts) Thurs, Mar. 30 Final version of essay #2 due Tues, Apr. 4 Allyn and Bacon, pp. 23-48 Thurs, Apr. 6 Allyn and Bacon, pp. 119-128, and Muriel Harris and Tony Silva, "Tutoring ESL Students: Issues and Options," CCC, vol. 44, December 1993 (handout) Tues, Apr. 11 Allyn and Bacon, pp. 147-156 Thurs, Apr. 13 Allyn and Bacon, pp. 157-170 Tues,
Apr. 18 Presentation by Keith Jervis Thurs, Apr. 20 No class--conferences Tues, Apr. 22 No class--conferences Thurs, Apr. 27 Wrap-up session Final version of essay #3 due on Friday, May 5, by 4 p.m. in my office
Resources for Research and Writing: Bibliographies:
Gail Hawisher and Cynthia Selfe, eds. CCC Bibliography of Composition and Rhetoric, 1994. Southern Illinois University Press, 1996.
College English Computers and Composition Writing Center Journal Writing Lab Newsletter Writing Program Administration
Writing Across the Curriculum Page Purdue University Online Writing Lab Writing Center Resources--NWCA National Writing Centers Association Homepage APA Format for Citing Sources--Purdue MLA Format for Citing Sources--Purdue Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Information Citation Formats for Internet Sources--Emory University Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age--Diana Hacker English as a Second Language Home Page OWL Bibliography--Dakota State University
Required Texts: Gai Ingham Berlage, Women in Baseball: The Forgotten History, Marcos Breton & Jose Luis Villegas, Away Games: The Life and Times of a Latin Ball Player, Jackie Robinson, I Never Had It Made: The Autobiography of Jackie Robinson, and Robert Whiting, You Gotta Have WA Course Description: Baseball: some names that immediately come to mind are Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Mark McGwire. But what about the unsung heroes of the game? Satchel Page and the others who made their name in the Negro Leagues; Miguel Tejada and other players who got their start in the Latin American Leagues; Dottie Collins and the rest of the women who kept the game alive in small towns across the midwest in the 1940s and 1950s; star players for the Tokyo Giants, "Japan's Team." How have these players, and others like them, contributed to our national pastime? We will explore the contributions of these players to baseball and try to re-define what we mean when we speak of baseball as our National Pastime. Course Objectives: The overarching goal of this and other freshman seminars is to introduce you to important aspects of college-level academic work: critical thinking, effective writing, careful reading, engaged discussion, and research skills. In reading, writing, and discussion, we will focus on the concept of argument and the construction and communication of effective arguments. We hope you will develop your ability to recognize and critique the arguments of others and to formulate and defend your own arguments on the basis of evidence. Though we hope you will find the subject matter of the seminar interesting and that you will learn new things about our national pastime, we are more interested in helping you develop the intellectual skills and habits of mind that will serve you well throughout your academic career at Dickinson. Course Requirements and Grading: Your course grade
will be determined by the following criteria: Each of the four papers will go through a drafting, critiquing, and revising process. The grade on the final version of each paper will take into account the extent and effectiveness of your revision. Your class participation grade will be based more on the quality of your contribution to class discussion that the quantity of your contribution. Included in your class participation grade are miscellaneous assignments such as short reading responses, preparation of questions for class discussion, oral and written responses on classmates' drafts, etc. You are also encouraged to participate by sending questions and comments to the class via e-mail. Paper topics and guidelines will be given to you as the semester progresses. For each paper, you will have ample time for writing the first version, for revising after workshops, and for conferences with us to discuss ideas, development, revision, etc. You are encouraged to visit the Writing Center at any point in the writing process. All papers (drafts and final versions) must be word-processed and meet standard format practices: double-spaced; pages numbered; first page with title, your name, and date of submission; consistent citation and documentation style (MLA is the easiest). Late papers will not be accepted, and plagiarism will not be tolerated (see the Student Handbook for the definition of plagiarism). If you have any questions about citation (what should be cited and how), please ask us. Our library liaison is Kris Senecal; she will meet with us once or twice during the semester to talk about research and about resources available in the library and online. Our linked Writing Center consultant is Adam Knor. We encourage you to make use of their knowledge, expertise, and willingness to help you in this seminar, particularly with your research and writing. We also hope you will come see us or email us with questions or concerns about any aspect of the seminar. The two sections of the seminar will occasionally get together to watch films (possibly A League of Their Own, Mr. Baseball, and segments of the Ken Burns' PBS baseball series) and to attend a field trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Course Schedule: Sat, Aug 28
First class meeting 1:30-3:30 p.m. Mon, Aug 30
Second class meeting 10:30 a.m.-noon Fri, Sept 3 Berlage Mon, Sept 6 Berlage Wed, Sept 8
Berlage Fri, Sept 10 Berlage Mon, Sept 13 First version of paper #1 due Wed, Sept 15 Writing Groups Fri, Sept 17 Writing Groups Mon, Sept 20 African Americans in baseball Wed, Sept 22 Final version of paper #1 due Fri, Sept 24 Robinson Mon, Sept 27 Robinson Wed, Sept 29 Robinson Fri, Oct 1 Robinson Mon, Oct 4 First version of paper #2 due Wed, Oct 6 Writing Groups Fri, Oct 8
Writing Groups Mon, Oct 11 Latins in baseball Wed, Oct 13
Final version of paper #2 due Fri, Oct 15 Midterm Pause Mon, Oct 18
Breton & Villegas Wed, Oct 20 Breton & Villegas Fri, Oct 22 Breton & Villegas Mon, Oct 25 Breton & Villegas Wed, Oct 27 First version of paper #3 due Fri, Oct 29 Gill: No class Mon, Nov 1 Writing Groups Wed, Nov 3 Writing Groups Fri, Nov 5 Baseball in Japan: Whiting Mon,
Nov 8 Whiting
Wed, Nov 10 Whiting (one seminar will meet in library today) Fri, Nov 12 Whiting (one seminar will meet in library today) Mon, Nov 15 No class--research and writing time Wed, Nov 17 Film: Mr. Baseball Fri, Nov 19 No class--research & writing time Mon, Nov 22 No class--research & writing time Wed, Nov 24 Thanksgiving Vacation Fri, Nov 26 Thanksgiving Vacation Mon, Nov 29 Writing Groups Wed, Dec 1 Writing Groups Fri, Dec 3 Final version of paper #4 due Some Useful Online Resources for Research and Writing: Waidner & Spahr Library Resources Resources for Research and Writing Purdue University Online Writing Lab APA Format for Citing Sources--Purdue MLA Format for Citing Sources--Purdue Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Information Citation Formats for Internet Sources--Emory Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age--Diana Hacker Baseball Web Sites: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum The Baseball Writing Hall of Fame Fastball: The baseball site for Major League Baseball Fans Individual
baseball teams' websites
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