SAMPLE SYLLABUS Themed Course—Sustainability 16-week semester The 16-week semester themed composition course that focuses on sustainability is designed to help students better understand specific rhetorical purposes but with an eye toward various aspects of sustainability. This sample syllabus is designed around five core writing projects, all of which can be substituted for other assignments found in Writing Situations, programmatically required assignments, or instructor-designed assignments. The syllabus asks students to maintain a blog or journal about the various subjects they encounter in this course sequence. Regular blogging or journaling will help students think through their readings, prepare for class discussions, and practice articulating their thoughts about sustainability as they read in the course. Topics Readings Blog/Journal Assignments Week 1 Introduction to Ch. 1 Understanding Before p. 2 Assignment #1 College Rhetorical Situations, Reflection p. 15 Writing Prompt, p. 590 Writing pp. 2–16 Before p. 559 Introduction to Introduction to Ch. 24, Sustain-ability pp. 560–561 Week 2 Writing Ch. 2 Purpose and Before p. 17 Processes Audience, pp. 17–30 Reflection p. 27 Critical Ch. 6 Thinking, pp. 76–94 Thinking Aldo Leopold, “Thinking Like a Mountain,” p. 562 Week 3 Writing Ch. 3 Generating Ideas, Before p. 31 Processes pp. 31–44 Reflection p. 43 Ch. 7 Reading and Viewing, pp. 95–112 Critical Reading and Annie Leonard, Story “The Viewing of Stuff,” p. 564 Week 4 Drafting and Ch. 4 Drafting and Before p. 45 Writing Assignment #1: Organizing Organizing, pp. 45–59 Reflection p. 58 Due Assignment #2 Writing to Ch. 8 Writing to Narrate, Narrate pp. 114–144 Writing Prompt 2, Before p. 114 p. 590 Martin LaMonica, to Reflection p. 143 “Effort Trace Minerals’ in ‘Conflict Electronics?,” p. 567
SAMPLE SYLLABUS Themed Course—Sustainability 16-week semester The 16-week semester themed composition course that focuses on sustainability is designed to help students better understand specific rhetorical purposes but with an eye toward various aspects of sustainability. This sample syllabus is designed around five core writing projects, all of which can be substituted for other assignments found in Writing Situations, programmatically required assignments, or instructor-designed assignments. The syllabus asks students to maintain a blog or journal about the various subjects they encounter in this course sequence. Regular blogging or journaling will help students think through their readings, prepare for class discussions, and practice articulating their thoughts about sustainability as they read in the course. Topics Readings Blog/Journal Assignments Week 1 Introduction to College Writing Introduction to Sustain-ability Ch. 1 Understanding Rhetorical Situations, pp. 2–16 Introduction to Ch. 24, pp. 560–561 Before p. 2 Reflection p. 15 Before p. 559 Assignment #1 Writing Prompt, p. 590 Week 2 Writing Processes Critical Thinking Ch. 2 Purpose and Audience, pp. 17–30 Ch. 6 Thinking, pp. 76–94 Aldo Leopold, “Thinking Like a Mountain,” p. 562 Before p. 17 Reflection p. 27 Week 3 Writing Processes Critical Reading and Viewing Ch. 3 Generating Ideas, pp. 31–44 Ch. 7 Reading and Viewing, pp. 95–112 Annie Leonard, “The Story of Stuff,” p. 564 Before p. 31 Reflection p. 43 Week 4 Drafting and Organizing Writing to Narrate Ch. 4 Drafting and Organizing, pp. 45–59 Ch. 8 Writing to Narrate, pp. 114–144 Martin LaMonica, “Effort to Trace ‘Conflict Minerals’ in Electronics?,” p. 567 Before p. 45 Reflection p. 58 Before p. 114 Reflection p. 143 Writing Assignment #1: Due Assignment #2 Writing Prompt 2, p. 590
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