Digital Space Writing and Analysis

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Spring 2015WRT 205

Section M204 T/Th 8:00-9:20 H.B Cro!e 21"#

Section M225 T/Th 9:"0-10:50 To$$e% 204

Critic&$ Re!e&rch &n' Writing:(i!cor!e &n' (igit&$ Sp&ce

Se Wo$t)&n*+ice Hor!: T/Th 11:00-12:00

205 H.B. Cro!e!,o$t)&!%r.e'

Anyone writing honestly creates and solves new problems every timehe sits down at his desk. Nobody can solve them for him in advanceand no teacher had better try.

Wallace Stegner

Cor!e (e!cription:

Welcome to Writing 205, Syracuse Universitys sophomore level writingcourse focusing on the rhetorical strategies, practices, and conventions ofcritical academic research writing. here is much that informs what wewrite, how we write, and why we write. !ow we "do# writing and researchin the university and $eyond depends %ust as much on our cultural and socialhistories as it does our individual and collective e&periences, 'nowledges,and goals. hus, it seems as though we never write completelyfreelythereis always some 'ind of constraint that re(uires our attention )thin' in termsof audience, purpose, cultural considerations, history, platform, genre, andso forth* when engaging in research and writing. !owever, +d li'e you tothin' a$out this as opportunity andconstraint, re(uiring critical evaluationand careful implementation of our ideas, methods, and arguments. iventhat writing and research are much more complicated endeavors than we at-rst assume, we will attempt in this course to $ecome rhetoricalresearchersand writers.

s your instructor, + approach the teaching of writing $ased on the $eliefthat understanding and analy/ing academic )and pu$lic* writing practicesand conventions is fundamental to $ecoming an active and critical consumerand producer of te&ts. ngaging responsi$ly and e1ectively in thecomposing of te&ts often depends on a critical e&ploration of the nature,circulation, and implications of the rhetorical contextthe social practices,purposes, histories, networ's, and genres which inform the construction ofwritten, ver$al, and visual te&ts. his course, therefore, aims at fosteringstudents awareness of the rhetorical systems and products of


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Dou may incur minor copyingEprinting e&penses over the course of thesemester.

Tr&ector% &n' r&'ing:

Unit 3 6eading 6hetorically F 25 points

#! intro'ctor% to or !h&re' topic o in3ir% !t'ent! i$$ pr&cticere&'ing rhetoric&$$%. Thi! nit i$$ &$!o !ere &! & gener&$intro'ction to the conention! o &c&'e)ic !))&r% rhetoric&$&n&$%!i! &n' !orce !e pr&ctice!.

6hetorical chart )2 pages* 5 pointscademic summary )500: pages* 20 points

Unit 9olla$orative in(uiry, research and writing translation pro%ectF 0points

Critic&$$% ep$oring & p&rtic$&r p,$ic &'ience &n' genre !t'ent!i$$ eng&ge in re!e&rch-'rien &rg)ent&tion. rop! i$$ 'e!ign&n' !h&re & topic o in3ir% 'e!ign proect! 7,&!e' on !pecic&$$%

'ene' rhetoric&$ contet! peror) pri)&r% re!e&rch &n'eent&$$% pre!ent &rg)ent! &! & grop. Dou will translate yourresearch essay into a visual presentation or "trailer# using some form oftechnology )power point, pecha 'ucha, pre/i, etc* and drawing on a range ofnew sources

9olla$orative =ro%ect =roposal )2: pages* 30 points6esearched, =ersuasive rgument )>:30 pages* 30 pointsranslation pro%ect 30 points


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#''ition&$ 15 point!:

Gui//es, homewor', participation and preparation 30 points@iscussion 4eader e&ecution 5 points

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new ideasK we often $uild our thin'ing on the ideas of others. We aree&pected, however, to credit others with their contri$utions and to clearlyindicate the $oundaries of our own thin'ing. +n cases where academicdishonesty is detected )the fraudulent su$mission of another7s wor', inwhole or part, as your own*, you may $e su$%ect to a failing grade for thepro%ect or the course, and in the worst case, to academic pro$ation or

e&pulsion. Jor a more detailed description of the guidelines for adhering toacademic honesty in the 9ollege of rts and Sciences, go tohttp://&c&'e)icintegrit%.!%r.e'

Speci&$ =ee'! &n' Sit&tion!+f you $elieve that you need accommodations for a disa$ility, please contactthe H1ice of @isa$ility Services )H@S*, httpEEdisa$ilityservices.syr.edu,located in 6oom 0? of >08 University venue, or call )35* 88:88?> for anappointment to discuss your needs and the process for re(uestingaccommodations. H@S is responsi$le for coordinating disa$ility:relatedaccommodations and will issue students with documented disa$ilities

ccommodation uthori/ation 4etters, as appropriate. Sinceaccommodations may re(uire early planning and generally are not providedretroactively, please contact H@S as soon as possi$le. Syracuse Universityand + are committed to your success and to supporting Section 508 of the6eha$ilitation ct of 3?


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ultimately $ecome a $etter writer. heyre prepared to wor' one:on:one withyou at any stage of your process and with any 'ind of writing youreattempting while attending SU. Whether you need help understanding anassignment, $rainstorming ideas, revising su$se(uent drafts, or developingediting strategies, face:to:face and online appointments are availa$le for 25:or 50:minute sessions throughout the semester and can $e reserved up to

seven days in advance via their online scheduling program, W9Hnline. +naddition, drop:in appointments are welcome Monday through hursday from3000 a.m. to 200 p.m. and $rief concerns or (uestions can $e emailed toconsultants via the eW9. Jor more information on hours, location andservices, please visit httpEEwc.syr.edu. his is a free resource to all studentsand highly recommended for every assignment you wor' on in this class.

Techno$og% in the C$&!!roo):+ -nd that allowing students to $ring laptops and ta$let into the classroomfor noteta'ing, drafting and research purposes tends to wor' well, $ut HN4Dif their use is limited to these purposes. +f you choose to spend your time on

social media instead, you will not $e a full class participant, and yoursuccess in the class will $e limited.

B$&c>,o&r' ; ?)&i$:Hur course is loaded on Clac'$oard, the Universitys on:line teachingsupport system )httpEE$lac'$oard.syr.edu *. =lease let me 'now if you havetrou$le accessing our section of W6 205 on Clac'$oard. + e&pect you to $ea$le to locate, download, and lin' to a range of course materials with someregularity throughout the semester. Most assignments will $e su$mittedonline $y 335? pm on the day they are due. + will also contact you regularly

via the $lac'$oard course listserv, which has already $een created usingeach students "syr# email address. =lease chec' your syr account at leastonce daily throughout the semester.While + am happy to communicate viaemail e&change, please $e aware that + am not a$le to respond to emailsduring teaching hours, and am generally not availa$le after ?00 pm. +f yousend an email after ?00 pm, + will gladly respond to it the ne&t morning.
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