The Seminar in Teaching Writing
English 220.7482 (22602)
LaGuardia Community College Spring II 2013
Justin Rogers-Cooper, Ph.D
jrogers@lagcc.cuny.edu
M-W: 9.15-12.45; E-252
TH: 9.15-11.30; M-157
Office Hours: M-TH 12.45-1.45
or by appointment
M-120E
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COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION
The Seminar in Teaching Writing combines three hours of class discussion of theory and practice of teaching writing with one hour of actual classroom experience as a participant observer and as a tutor. In class, students will discuss readings on writing theory and practice teaching and tutoring methodologies. Students will work with students in a composition or basic writing class. They will observe the class during the first half of the term and during the second half they will tutor under supervision.
INDIVIDUAL COURSE DESCRIPTION
We will stick to the traditional texts taught in this course, but our version of the class will contain several key innovations:
* We will produce short instructional videos, in teams, on some aspect of teaching writing
* We will blog our experiences with tutoring students and reviewing several films and videos (some of this will take place in class, in our computer lab)
* We will tutor students and offer feedback on writing assignments to a variety of LaGuardia students from real on-going classes happening during the Spring II summer term.
COURSE TEXTS
Tutoring Writing by
McAndrew and Reigstad (purchase at campus bookstore)
Active Voice by James
Moffett (purchase at campus bookstore)
Course Packet (purchase at NEKO copy center in
the basement of the B-Building)
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GRADING
This course can be both exciting and
challenging. You are being tested in your ability to teach at a high level, and
are being given the possible opportunity to tutor college students. Only the
best students in the class will be allowed to practice tutoring.
In addition, a passing grade must be
received on every single assignment. A failing grade on any assignment
means failing the entire course. You may revise any written assignments until
you receive the grade you desire (see * below).
Out-of-class blogs written as take-home
assignments must hit 250 words to fulfill the minimal length requirements.
Video projects will be completed with a small
team. Self-evaluation and group evaluation will help me form your individual
grades.
Blogs* 15%
Moffet Paper* 10%
Dialogue Essay* 10%
Quiz
Avg 10%
Midterm
10%
Letter to Bert* 10%
Case
Study* 10%
Final
10%
Video Project 15%
*Only students who maintain a grade of B+ or
higher will be allowed to tutor. Students maintaining a B or lower will
spend lab hour(s) completing additional required writing assignments.
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ATTENDANCE
Attendance to class is required every
day. If you miss more than two days, you may be required to withdraw from
the class. Arriving after attendance is taken means you are marked late.
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LATE ASSIGNMENTS
Each student is allowed one extension of three
days. Grade for that assignment begins to drop by a partial letter grade for
every day after. Quizzes cannot be made up.
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STATEMENT ON PLAGIARISM
What is Plagiarism?
When you use another person's idea or work
without giving proper credit, you are committing plagiarism. Plagiarism is
considered unethical and in some cases illegal. Therefore, you should always
provide appropriate citations for all quotations, summaries, paraphrases, or
any other work that is acquired or borrowed from other writers. The penalty for
plagiarism can be severe, and university instructors are continuously
developing more sophisticated methods of discovering plagiarized material. If
you have any doubt about the possible consequences of plagiarism, read the
following news story: Internet Watchdog Could Stop Collegiate Copycats.
Although there are various citation formats, they all require the same types of information. Listed below is the basic information you will need to copy down from each source you use while doing your research. In the end, you want your readers—if they are interested in the topic—to be able to find the document you are quoting from.
BASIC RUBRIC FOR WORKS
CITED PAGE
Book
author's last and first
name; title of book; publisher place and date of publication.
Journal/Magazine/Periodical
Article
author's name; title of
article; title of journal/periodical; volume number; issue number or month and
year of publication; page numbers the complete article appears on.
Article From Anthology
author of article; title of
article; title of anthology; editor of anthology; place and date of
publication; page number of article
Web page
author of document; title
of document; title of complete work (if available); date of document's loading
or last revision; electronic address or URL; date of access; publication
information for print version of source (if available).
ALWAYS INCLUDE Basic
Citation Information
THE SCHEDULE
M-W
Class, Observe or Tutor (B-200)
TH Lab:
blogging, tutoring, class
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W 6.26 Introductions
Syllabus
Diagnostic:
What makes good teaching?
Review
Expectations of ENG 101 College Essays
Next Class (NC): Buy
Books
Read Tutoring
Writing pp. 21-30 & Prepare for Graded Quiz
TH 6.27
Graded Quiz on Tutoring
Writing pp. 21-30
Discuss Reading
Create
blogs
Blogging
Moffett
In-class: Review/Prepare
for First Graded Research
Paper—DUE
NEXT WEEK!
NC
First Graded Research Project: “The
Ideas of James
Moffett”
(3-5 pp.)
Read Tutoring
Writing pp. 1-7 & Prepare for Graded Quiz
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M 7.1 Graded
Quiz on Tutoring Writing pp. 1-7
Discuss Reading
Watch Tutor Videos
In-class
writing: Video Review
Peer
Review: the Moffett Paper
Maybe: Introduction to CATW
Writing Test for ENG 099 students
NC:
Read Active
Voice 46-70
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W 7.3 DUE: First
Research Paper (James Moffett)
Letter
to Professor on writing process
Tentative:
Observe Writing Center tutors in B-200
Tentative
In-class writing: What I observed today at
the
Writing Center: strategies used / needed OR TBA
Discuss
Moffett Papers
Exercise from Active Voice 46-70
NC:
Read Tutoring
Writing pp. 14-20 & Prepare for Graded
Quiz
Write dialogue based on
Writing Assignment based on Active Voice 46-70
TH 7.4 Fireworks
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M 7.8 Tentative:
Observe Writing Center tutors in B-200
Graded
Quiz on Tutoring Writing pp. 14-20
Discuss Readings
Watch Tutor Videos
In-class writing: What
online videos are effective and why?
Group
work: Share dialogues / identify research prompts
Team
formation: Video project
NC:
Finish dialogues for performance
Confirm that your dialogue
ideas are absolutely researchable (if not, start over)
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W 7.10
Tentative: Observe
Writing Center tutors in B-200
Group
work: share dialogues, test researchability
In-class
writing: what makes good teaching?
NC:
Revise
dialogues
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TH 7.11
Perform
dialogues
Writing the dialogue essay
Blogging:
Review of films/videos on education
Blogging:
Review of film
NC: Read
Moffet “Explanation of the Program” (pp. 3-24) (*will appear on midterm)
Read:
Pedagogy of the Oppressed (41-67)
DUE: Dialogue Essay
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M 7.15 DUE:
Dialogue Essay
Tentative:
Observe Writing Center tutors in B-200
Discuss Moffett
Tutor:
Students with “B+” or Higher Begin
Tutoring !!!!!!
Video
project teams
NC: Read Sondra
Perl, “Understanding Composing” (*will
appear
on midterm)
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W 7.17 Tentative:
Observe Writing Center tutors in E-111
Video
project teams
Discuss
Readings
NC:
Read Tutoring
Writing 31-41
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TH 7.18
Tutoring!
Blogging:
tutoring; film reviews
Video
project teams
NC: Read Mike Rose “Rigid Rules” (*will appear on midterm)
Quiz on Tutoring Writing 31-41
M 7.22 Discuss
Reading (Perl, Rose, Tutoring Writing)
Group Work: Problem Posing / Evaluation of Tutoring at
the Writing Center
Prepare
for Group Presentations
In-class
writing: video review
Video
project teams
NC:
Read Tutoring Writing 42-69 and prepare for QUIZ
W 7.24 Quiz on Tutoring Writing 42-69
Tutoring
Tutoring
Discuss Tutoring
NC:
Prepare
for Group Presentations
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TH 7.25
Group Presentations of Problem
Posing Exercises
How to turn your Problem
Posing into a Letter
Blogging:
revising reviews; composing letter
NC:
“Letter to
Bert Eisenstadt: Evaluation of Tutoring in the
Writing
Center”
Prepare
for Midterm Exam
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M 7.29 Midterm Exam
Film: Chomsky on education
Tutor:
Students with “B+” or Higher — Tutoring !
NC:
Letter to Bert
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W 7.31 Peer Review: 2 copies of “Letter to Bert Eisenstadt”
Video
Filming
NC :
Read Kozol: Savage Inequalities
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TH 8.1
Discuss
Kozol
Video
Editing
NC: Read Psychology of Social Class
Begin
writing your Tutoring Case
Study
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LAST CLASS
M 8.5 Present Case Study
Cultural Divides in Writing Tutoring
Cultural Divides in Writing Tutoring
Video
Editing
NC:
Revise
Case Studies
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FINAL EXAM PERIOD
TH 8.8
Final Reflection: education, pedagogy, and class
Final
Case Studies Due
Tentative:
Watch Tutoring Videos
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M 8.12
FINAL MEETING TO RECEIVE GRADES
Tentative: Watch Tutoring Videos
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