Contact info
delagrange.2@osu.edu
Office O-240
Hours 11-12:30 TR
419.755.4235 (O)
419.368.8371 (H)
Updated 11.17.2004
Links
Weblog
Class schedule
Class policies
Resources
Links here
Texts
Ryan, Leigh. The Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors. 3d
ed. Boston: Bedford, 2002. (BG)
Murphy, Christina and Steve Sherwood. The
St. Martin's Sourcebook for Writing Tutors. 2d ed. New York:
St. Martin's, 2003. (StM)
Kolln, Martha. Rhetorical Grammar:
Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects. 4th ed. New York: Longman,
2003. (RG)
You should also own a good dictionary and a good grammar
and usage handbook (e.g. Faigley's Brief Penguin Handbook, Lunsford
and Connor's The New St. Martin's Handbook or Hacker's A
Writer's Reference).
Several floppy disks or a USB flash memory drive.
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English 467: Writing & Learning
Course
schedule
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Autumn 2004, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Susan Delagrange | e-mail me |
| Week
One |
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Assignment |
| 9.27 |
Read Rhetorical Grammar (RG),
Introduction & Ch. 1, for discussion |
| 9.28 |
Bedford Guide (BG), Introduction
& Ch. 1, discuss invention strategies |
| 9.29 |
RG - total immersion
in Ch.2; skim Ch.3
Socrates on writing |
| 9.30 |
(Meet in Writing Center) Read BG,
Ch.2; write out Ex. 2C (for discussion in class) and Ex. 2D/E (this
is Short Paper, 3-5 pp, due with drafts and revisions on October
12).
Writing Center sites
on internet. |
Week
Two |
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Assignment |
| 10.4 |
BG, Ch.3 - student-centered
sessions; Ex. 3A in class. Schedule, discuss observations. |
| 10.5 |
Mock tutorials; bring two pages of current
writing for peer response. |
| 10.6 |
Mock tutorials (cont.)
Ethnographic method, principles
of thick description, guidelines for note-taking during observations. |
| 10.7 |
(Meet in Writing Center) introduction to electronic
collaboration - e-mail, listservs, forums; writing workshop on Short Paper.
Read Rhetorical Grammar (RG), Ch.
5, write out Exercise 17 to turn in today, Do Exercises 15 and 16 lightly
in pencil to discuss on Monday. |
Week
Three |
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Assignment |
| 10.11 |
BG, Ch.4; discussion of RG, Ch.5. |
| 10.12 |
Read St. Martin's Sourcebook for
Writing Tutors, Part 1 (1-25); theoretical models for talking about
writing; Short Paper DUE. |
| 10.13 |
BG, Ch.5; do Ex. 5A; ethics
in the Writing Center |
| 10.14 |
(Meet in Writing Center) Working
with texts; purpose and audience; RG,
Ch.4. Be prepared to define Voice in a short, in-class writing. Assign
Powerpoint presentation (due week of Nov.1) |
Week
Four |
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Assignment |
| 10.18 |
Read North, "The Idea of a Writing
Center," StM (31-46); Lunsford, "Collaboration,
Control, and the Idea of a Writing Center," StM (46-52).
This week - make appointment with instructors you will work with to discuss
what you want to do for them, and what they would like from you. |
| 10.19 |
BG, ch.6, 7 (skim), 8.
Scheduling of tutoring; record-keeping |
| 10.20 |
Class meets with First-Year Composition instructors. |
| 10.21 |
Write a letter of commitment to me, detailing
your goals for the rest of the quarter and your strategies for accomplishing
them. Make specific reference to tutoring and your own writing,
of course, but don't feel that you should be limited to these areas
(2-3 pp); Due Tuesday, October 26. |
Week
Five |
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Assignment |
| 10.25 |
Tutoring internships begin this week. |
| 10.26 |
Strategies for "play" in
writing and learning - cubing, analogies, etc.
Read Rhetorical Grammar (RG),
Ch. 6. |
| 10.28 |
Midterm
Schedule Powerpoint presentations.
Handout
of possible topics for final paper/presentation - you and your partner
should let me know what you are considering by Wednesday, Nov. 3. |
Week
Six |
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Assignment |
| 11.2 |
Election Day - VOTE!
Powerpoint presentations on grammar, mechanics,
etc.
Read Hairston, "Not All Errors Are Created Equal" and Connors/Lunsford,
"Ma and Pa Kettle Do Research" (handouts) for weblog discussion. |
| 11.4 |
Powerpoint presentations
on grammar, mechanics, etc.
Read St.M, Toby Fulwiler, "Provocative Revision" (157-69);
consider the different meanings of "provocative" that this reading suggests
(weblog discussion).
Partners, topics for final paper/presentations DUE |
Week
Seven |
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Assignment |
| 11.9 |
Read St.M, Cooper, "Really
Useful Knowledge" (53-67) (Beveridge) & Woolbright, "The
Politics of Tutoring" (67-80) (Stevens) (weblog and in-class discussion)
Schedule conferences |
| 11.10 |
(NOTICE: CLASS MEETS WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK) Read St.M,
Julie Bokser,
"Peer Tutoring and Gorgias" (117-30) (Eagle) and Jacoby, "'The Use
of Force'" (142-57) (Jones, Miller) (weblog and in-class discussion) |
| 11.11 |
Veterans Day - no school |
Week
Eight |
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Assignment |
11.15
-18 |
Individual Conferences on papers; bring notes,
drafts, copies of sources (if not readily available to me), an extended
abstract of your project, and a list of questions |
| 11.16 |
Read St.M, Brooks, "Minimalist
Tutoring" (169-74) (Evans) & Shamoon/Burns, "A Critique of Pure Tutoring" (174-90) (Thorburn, Williams) - be prepared to take a position (weblog
and in-class discussion) |
| 11.18 |
Read St.M, Sherwood, "Censoring
Students, Censoring Ourselves" (130-38) (Ball) and Freed, "Subjectivity
in the Tutorial Session" (138-42) (Rogers, Frost) - (primarily weblog discussion)
Tutoring review: come prepared to tell your stories, from successful strategies
to Tutorials from Hell; give, ask for advice. |
Week
Nine |
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Assignment |
| 11.23 |
Presentations on final papers. |
| 11.24 |
Presentations on final papers. |
| 11.25 |
Thanksgiving Day - no school |
Week
Ten |
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Assignment |
11.29
-12.2 |
Individual Conferences on tutoring; bring copies of
tutoring notes and records as well as completed Tutoring Conference
Worksheet |
| 11.30 |
Paper revision |
| 12.2 |
Course review |
Finals
Week |
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Assignment |
| 12.8 |
Final paper DUE by 5 p.m. |
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