University of Arizona Summer 2013, English 109H Section: 001, MTuWThF 9:00-10:45am Room: Psych 309 General Information

Instructor: Ms. Rosanne Carlo Computer Center (CCIT) English Offices Pod I1 Office: By appointment Office Hours:
carlor@email.arizona.edu E-mail: Course Website: Desire to Learn (D2L) site (preferred contact via e-mail) office phone: 1-520-626-4875 Telephone: Modern Languages 445 (place in wire basket and sign the ledger) Mailbox: Required Writing / Percentages Homework and In-Class Writing / Evaluating (shows evidence of daily reading and preparedness for class, graded short writing assignments, peer review participation / conference participation)

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Planet Walker Response Essay

Place Essay Material Object Essay Final

Course Overview and Questions:

This is an intensive writing course designed to build on your strengths as readers,

writers, researchers, and thinkers. The course theme is what I am calling Networks of Materialitybroadly, we will be investigating the web of relations between humans, constructed and natural places, and objects. This theme was inspired by the required honors college summer reading: Planet Walker: 17 years of silence. 22 years of walking. When I read the book in preparation for this class, I noticed that it raises several main ideas, such as: the costs and triumphs of dedication to activism and belief, the efficacy of individual impact and its counterpart of social movements, the trails and joys of interpersonal communication, the support and skepticism of loved ones over life decisions, the role of art in everyday life and communication, the improvements and harms caused by developing technologies and their uses, the sustainability and future of the environmental movement. Readers can truly reflect on Franciss journey of walking as a pilgrimagehe uses this word many times throughout the bookto me, I was taken aback by his propensity to view places, people, and things through a lens of interconnectedness, to see each actor as a part of a complex web of material relations. Some questions to ask as we embark on this summer session course are: What are the life lessons and beliefs we have learned and held on to over the yearshow are those lessons related to our material reality, both organic (nature, people, animals etc) and inorganic (objects)? How can we become more attuned to our material reality and its potentialities?

What attitude(s) can/should we adopt in relation to our materiality? What is the line between the human and non-human (animals, minerals, things)is there one, in fact? How do we experience, or even create, a place through movement, specifically walking? How does a place or object take on its own life? Do we use anthropomorphism often when we discuss places and objectswhy? How are we affected by objects and places, does the material ever appear to be vital (as in vital signs) to us? Drafting Philosophy: Because no writer completes a perfect draft the first time around, this class embraces the philosophy of writing as a process, meaning an expectation of substantial revision from draft to draft. Class activities may include forms of prewriting such as brainstorming or outlining. Peer-reviewing drafts of your essays with classmates will be an integral feature of each unit as you practice strategies for revising and editing your essays. Required Texts & Supplies A Students Guide to First-Year Writing, 32nd ed. Plymouth:Hayden-McNeil Publishing, 2013. (automatically ordered for all 101109 courses) Hacker, Diana. Rules for Writers. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford, 2009. (automatically ordered for all 101109 courses) Francis, John. Planet Walker: 17 years of silence. 22 years of walking. Washington, D.C. National Geographic Books, 2008. Electronic copies of other course readings will be available on our D2L site.

Summer Writing Course Information & Policies University of Arizona Writing Program
Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism All University of Arizona (UA) students are responsible for upholding the Code of Academic Integrity, available through the office of the Dean of Students and online at http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/codeofacademicintegrity. You must do your own writing for all the assignments in this class and have a full understanding of all terms and concepts you have used. If your instructor questions whether the work you have submitted is your own, he or she may test you on its content. Submitting an item of academic work that has previously been submitted without fair citation of the original work or authorization by the faculty member supervising the work is prohibited by the Code of Academic Integrity. Attendance

Attendance is mandatory. Writing courses are workshop classes that include in-class writing, peer group work, and conferences. Therefore, students should not be late and should not miss class. Any class work missed as a result of tardiness or absence is the students responsibility to make up, if the instructor allows make-up work. Students enrolled in a 3-week summer session course (i.e., Pre-session) cannot miss more than one course meeting without penalty, and students enrolled in a 5-week summer session course (i.e., Summer I, Summer II, or Dynamically-dated Summer course) cannot miss more than two course meetings without penalty. For each class meeting missed thereafter, your final course grade will be reduced by 3%. Students who exceed the allowed number of absences before the summer session drop date may be dropped with a W. Students may fail during the second half of the summer session for excessive absences. All holidays or special events observed by organized religions will be honored for those students who show affiliation with that particular religion. Note that a deans note justifies absences for UA functions but must be presented to your instructor. Doctors appointments, job interviews, and other important appointments do not count as excused absences. If you have a legitimate conflict or an extreme emergency, discuss the situation with your instructor. NOTE: Being dropped from your English class may mean you are below the minimum number of units, thus violating financial aid/scholarship OR international student status. International students should consult with the International Student Services Office before dropping below full time. Class Conduct All UA students are responsible for upholding the Student Code of Conduct, which can be read online at http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/studentcodeofconduct. From the Code of Conduct of Student Behavior, this includes the following: Interfering with or disrupting university or university-sponsored activities, including but not limited to classroom-related activities, studying, teaching, research, intellectual or creative endeavor, administration, service or the provision of communication, computing or emergency services. This means no electronic devices in an ON position in class without your instructors permission. Class Etiquette Cell phone and other electronic devices may not be used in class, unless your instructor allows you to take notes with such equipment. Food and drink are not permitted in most classrooms. Please plan on staying in class for the whole class period unless it is urgent for you to leave or you have made arrangements with your instructor ahead of time. Conferences

Writing program instructors may cancel a class session to host individual or small group conferences. Students should come to conferences prepared to discuss their work. If your class has been cancelled to hold student-teacher conferences and you miss your assigned conference time, it may be counted as an absence by your instructor. Course Content If any of the course materials, subject matter, or requirements in this course are offensive to you, speak to your instructor. Usually, the resolution will be to drop the course promptly. Email submissions are unacceptable unless prior arrangements have been made between you and your instructor. You should never assume that emailing your paper as an attachment means you have met a class deadline. Grades A Students Guide to First-Year Writing (Guide) explains grading policies, methods of responding to drafts and final writing projects, and the standards of assessment of the Writing Program. Instructors comments will consider, in the context of a particular assignment, the following aspects of writing: purpose, audience, content, expression, organization, development, mechanics, and maturity of thought. Students cannot receive a passing grade in first-year composition unless they have submitted all drafts and final versions for all major assignments as well as the final required in the course. Incompletes are awarded 1) in case of extreme emergency; 2) if, only if, 70% of the course work has been completed at the semesters end; and 3) the instructor has the approval of the Director of the Writing Program. More on Grades & Credit An E is assigned to an essay that has been completed but falls short of acceptable college-level work. A zero is recorded for work not handed in at all. Failure to hand in a major assignment automatically results in a failing grade for the course. You are required to keep electronic copies of all of your work to resubmit in case an assignment is misplaced and hard copies of graded work if you elect to file a grade appeal at semesters end. Instructors will not evaluate an essay or assign credit for it without first seeing the required drafts. Late Work Late work will not be accepted without penalty unless students make arrangements for an extension before the due date. Major assignments that are turned in late will incur a 5% penalty per 24-hour period. Library Research All students are required to conduct and document their research. For more on research, see also the Main Library web page. Students with Disabilities Accessibility and Accommodations It is the UAs goal that learning experiences be as accessible as possible. If you anticipate or experience physical or academic barriers based on disability, please let me know

immediately so that we can discuss options. You are also welcome to contact Disability Resources (520-621-3268) to establish reasonable accommodations. Please be aware that the accessible table and chairs in this room should remain available for students who find that standard classroom seating is not usable. Submitting your Work In-class and out-of-class writing will be assigned throughout the course. Students not in class when writing is assigned are still responsible for completion of the assignment when due. It is your responsibility to submit your work by the published assignment deadline. It is your responsibility to submit the correct version of your assignment. Students are required to keep copies of all drafts and major assignments until after the end of the semester. Drafts must be turned in with all essays. Drafts should show significant changes in purpose, audience, organization, or evidence. Final copies should be typed and follow the appropriate style guidelines for the assignment (MLA, APA, or other citation style) or as determined by your instructor. Syllabus Each instructor will distribute a course syllabus during the first week of class. Instructors will review the course syllabus and policies with students. Students should talk with the instructor if they anticipate a need for alternative assignments or readings. Textbooks All first-year composition students are required to purchase the current editions of A Students Guide to First-Year Writing (Guide) and Rules for Writers (Rules), and some first-year writing courses may require additional textbook purchases (see your instructors course page). Writing Support The Writing Center is a free resource for UA undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty and staff. At the Writing Center, a trained peer tutor will work individually with you on your writing, at any point in the process from brainstorming to editing. Appointments are recommended but not required. For more information or to make an appointment, call 626-0530 or visit www.studentaffairs.arizona.edu/thinktank. The Writing Skills Improvement Program (WSIP) offers free professional writing assistance to students in any course or discipline. WSIP also offers three series of free Weekly Writing Workshops for which no prior registration is necessary. For more information, call 621-5849, visit their office at 1201 E. Helen Street, or their website at http://wsip.web.arizona.edu. Information contained in the course syllabus, other than the grade and absence policies, may be subject to change with reasonable advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor.

Tentative Schedule
Remember that there are assignments, etc. that will be announced in class and on our D2L site. If you miss a class meeting, please do not ask me what we did. Instead ask one of your colleagues and check D2L. You should exchange contact information with a colleague at the beginning of the term. All reading and homework (HW) should be completed before you come to class. I may collect and assess your informal writing exercises at any time. If people do not seem to be reading, I will also give reading quizzes. I expect everyone to come to class fully prepared to participate. Week 1: Monday, July 8th: Syllabus Day! Getting to Know You. Poetry Analysis. HW: Read Introduction-Chapter 7 (7-101) of Planet Walker Tuesday, July 9th: Planet Walker discussion HW: Read Chapter 8-12 (102-172) of Planet Walker Short Writing Assignment (SWA): In a 2-3 page paper, identify three themes in the book you are interested in reflecting on and exploring further in a argumentative paper. You should cite passages from the book in this short paper. You should also briefly reveal your personal reflections on these themes. It is okay to choose a theme that you want to critique or a perspective that you disagree withsometimes we write the best papers from an agonistic stance. Wednesday, July 10th: Planet Walker Discussion HW: Finish reading Planet Walker Chapter 13-Epilogue (173-288) Write a Thesis Statement and Outline. Bring your laptop to class. Thursday, July 11th: Finish Planet Walker Discussion, Thesis Workshop, Introductions and Conclusions of Academic Papers HW: Work on Draft 1 of Planet Walker paper. On a separate sheet of paper, write out eight-ten quotes that you are considering for your paperthese will be integral to the activity for Monday. Bring your laptop to class. Friday, July 12th: Peer Review and Quote Integration, Sign-Up for Conferences on Monday, July 15th.

HW: Continue to Work on Draft 2, specifically keeping in mind your source integration knowledge Week 2: Monday, July 15th: Class Cancelled, Individual Conferences HW: Finish your paper for Wednesday, July 17th Bring Planet Walker to class. Tuesday, July 16th: Transition to Discussion of Place HW: Read excerpt from Michel De Certeaus The Practice of Everyday Life, Part III Spatial Practices, Chapters VII-IX (91-130) (D2L) Wednesday, July 17th: Discussion on Walking and Invention HW: Read excerpt from Walter Benjamins The Arcades Project, The Flneur (416455) (D2L) Short Writing Assignment: (2-3 pages double-spaced) TBA Thursday, July 18th: Discussion on Benjamin, Rhetorical Analysis of Space, Assignment Discussion HW: Read Kim Barness The Ashes of August and Jim W. Corders Late Word from the Provinces (D2L) Friday, July 19th: Class Delayed, Starting at 9:35am Place and Identity, Cosmologies, and Assignment Discussion HW: Draft 1 of Place Assignment Due Monday, July 22nd. Bring laptop to class. Week 3: Monday, July 22nd: Doing Scholarly Research HW: Continue Working on Draft, incorporating research Tuesday, July 23rd: Peer Review, Group Assignments and Conference Times, and Workshop Letters HW: Finish Reading Peer Drafts, Complete Workshop Letters Wednesday, July 24th: Class Cancelled, Group Conferences

HW: Finish Place Assignment, Due Friday, July 26th Read excerpt from Susan Stewarts On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, The Collection Chapter 5 Objects of Desire (132-169) (D2L) Thursday, July 25th: Transition to Material Objects Unit, Narrative and Objects HW: Read excerpt from Jane Bennett Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things. Chapter 1 The Force of Things (1-19) and Chapter 8 Vitality and Self-Interest (110122) Friday, July 26th: The Thing Power of Objects, Assignment Discussion HW: Read Walter Benjamins Unpacking My Library and Jim W. Corders The Glove Short Writing Assignment: (2-3 pages double-spaced) TBA Week 4: Monday, July 29th: Research Day, Assignment Discussion HW: Continue to Research and reflect on your Object, Write an Outline for your paper Tuesday, July 30th: Outline Workshop HW: Continue to Work on Your Draft. Bring laptop to next class. Wednesday, July 31st: In-Class Work Day HW: Continue to work on your material object essay draft, bring to next class Thursday, August 1st: Exchange for Group Conferences, Workshop Letters HW: Complete Workshop Letters Friday, August 2nd: Class Cancelled, Group Conferences HW: Finish Material Object Essay Due Monday, August 5th Week 5: Monday, August 5th: Distribution of Final Exam, TCEs HW: Work on Final Exam

Tuesday, August 6th: Peer Review Final Exam HW: Work on Final Exam, Due In-Class next day Wednesday, August 7th: Final Exam Due in Class