ENC 4353 Writing for Social Change Writing and Rhetoric College of Arts and Humanities University of Central

Florida

Instructor: Leslie Wolcott Office: CNH Col!ourn" #$%F Contact: Leslie&Wolcott'ucf&edu Class (eeting times: (oWeFr )*:#$+):*$ ,&m& Class (eeting Location: H-A *$. Office Hours: )):#$ a&m&+)*:*$ ,&m& (on/ Wed/ Fri/ and (on *:#$+%:0% Course Objective 1his class 2ill as3 students to consider the 2ays in 2hich 2riting might effect change& 1he course 2ill consider !oth the 3inds of 2riting done 2ithin the academy that might effect change/ and 2riting that you and others might do a,art from an academic setting& 4tudents 2ill learn the 2ays that 2riters analy5e situations rhetorically in order to 2rite most effectively& 1he course 2ill also as3 students to consider the im,lications and com,lications of grou, and community 2riting in small to medium si5ed non,rofits and other activist grou,s& Course Description First/ 2e 2ill tal3 a!out the role of the 2riter in change/ from multi,le ,ers,ectives/ including academic/ community6 coalition mem!er/ and em,loyee& 4tudents 2ill read a num!er of te7ts that have effected social change& As 2e read/ 2e 2ill study organi5ations8 and 2riters8 ,hiloso,hies and ho2 those affect the 2ay that they 2rite& We8ll also consider the effects of different 3inds of colla!oration on 2riting ,ro9ects& 4tudents 2ill e7amine e7am,les of 2riting for social change in s,ecific to,ic areas/ and 2ill choose one of those to study more e7tensively and teach to the rest of the class& Finally/ students 2ill enact their 2riting in the community through ,artnershi,s 2ith local organi5ations 2here ,ossi!le/ this 2ill !e a ,artnershi, in the same area in 2hich the student ,resented"&

Require !e"ts an class rea ings

:ou should ,urchase the follo2ing te7ts for the class: ;ra!ill/ <effrey 1& Writing Community Change: Designing Technologies for Citizen Action& Ham,ton -ress/ *$$.& -rint& Hogan/ Linda& Solar Storms. =ristoff and Wudunn/ Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women World ide

We also may read selections from the follo2ing/ !ut you do NO1 need to ,urchase these: A!!ey/ >d2ard& The !onkeyWrench "ang Adler/ Frances -ayne/ ?e!ra @usman and ?iana ;arcia/ eds& #ire and $nk: An Anthology of Social Action Writing Carson/ Rachel& Silent Spring Corrie/ Rachel& Letters& e%cerpted in The "uardian. Cushman/ >llen& The Struggle and the Tools Oral and &iterate Strategies in an $nner City Community& Al!any/ N&:: 4tate University of Ne2 :or3 -ress/ )AAB& -rint& Cushman/ >llen& C1he Rhetorician as an Agent of 4ocial Change&D College Composition and Communication 0.&) )AAE": .+*B& -rint& ;i!!ons/ (ichael& F4cienceGs Ne2 4ocial Contract 2ith 4ociety&F Nature 0$* )AAA": CB)+CB0& Roy/ Arundhati& C1he ;reater Common ;ood/D in Outlook 4teingra!er/ 4andra& &i'ing Do nstream Waddell/ Craig/ ed& And (o )irds Sing: *hetorical Analyses of *achel Carson+s Silent Spring. Weaver/ <ace Defending !other ,arth: (ati'e American -erspecti'es on ,n'ironmental .ustice Williams/ 1erry 1em,est. *efuge/ and selected >ssays

We!sites: I may as3 you to visit and ta3e notes a!out the follo2ing 2e!sites as 2ell as others that 2ill !e announced later in the course:

Human Rights Watch

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Friends Committee on National Legistlation htt,:66fcnl&org6s,lash6s)6c*6,)6 ?emocracy No2 htt,:66222&democracyno2&org6 htt,:66orlandofoodnot!om!s&org6

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9ournal first of their reading e7,eriences and log notes a!out their ,artnershi, e7,erience" )$H ;enre study students individually study one 3ind of activist 2riting/ and 2rite a ,a,er a!out it" )$H 1o,ic+s,ecific ,resentation students select one or more of the readings from one of the to,ic areas/ analy5e the te7t rhetorically/ then ma3e a ,resentation a!out it to the class" 0$H -artnershi, ,ro9ect for ,artner organi5ation& 1his consists of several ,arts/ including: 5. -ro,osal in res,onse to community ,artnerGs RF-& 6. Written ,roduct6 ?elivera!le may !e a fundraising letter/ !log ,ost/ s,eech/ or another ,ro9ect colla!oratively ,roduced 2ith the organi5ation" 7. Reflective ,a,er on ,artnershi, e7,erience )$H -ortfolio ,iece and final reflection

%ra ing Scale& ;rading 4cale H" A0+)$$ A$+A# B.+BA B0+BE B$+B# ..+.A .0+.E .$+.# $ + EA A A+ @I @ @+ CI C C+ F

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%ra e Disse$ination ;raded materials in this course 2ill !e returned to you in ,erson/ during class ,eriods& ;rades 2ill also !e ,osted to the grade !oo3 in canvas&

Course 'olicies& %ra es %ra es of ()nco$plete(: Incom,letes 2ill not !e given in this course&

Course 'olicies& !echnolog* an +e ia E$ail: :ou are reJuired !y the university to activate/ and regularly chec3 your 3nights mail email account& If I send messages !y email/ they 2ill !e sent to your address '3nights&ucf&edu&

,aptop -sage: In some situations/ I am ha,,y for you to use la,to,s& In others/ I 2ill as3 you to ,ut them a2ay& For e7am,le/ for most 2or3sho,s I 2ill e7,ect you to 2or3 2ith ,en and ,a,er& When ,erforming research in class/ a la,to, 2ould certainly !e acce,ta!le&

Course 'olicies& Stu ent E"pectations Disabilit* #ccess: 1he University of Central Florida is committed to ,roviding reasona!le accommodations for all ,ersons 2ith disa!ilities& 1his sylla!us is availa!le in alternate formats u,on reJuest& 4tudents 2ith disa!ilities 2ho need accommodations in this course must contact the ,rofessor at the !eginning of the semester to discuss needed accommodations& No accommodations 2ill !e ,rovided until the student has met 2ith the ,rofessor to reJuest accommodations& 4tudents 2ho need accommodations must !e registered 2ith 4tudent ?isa!ility 4ervices/ 4tudent Resource Center Room )#*/ ,hone 0$."

B*#+*#.)/ 11:61?? only ,hone 0$." B*#+*))E/ !efore reJuesting accommodations from the ,rofessor&

#tten ance 'olic*: Attendance is reJuired for success in this course& :ou may not ma3e u, in+class 2or3/ Jui55es or 2or3sho,s unless you have notified me !eforehand of an emergency situation that reJuires you to miss&

'rofessionalis$ 'olic* -er university ,olicy and classroom etiJuetteK mo!ile ,hones/ i-ods/ etc& must !e silenced during all classroom and la! lectures& 1hose not heeding this rule 2ill !e as3ed to leave the classroom6la! immediately so as to not disru,t the learning environment& -lease arrive on time for all class meetings& 4tudents 2ho ha!itually distur! the class !y tal3ing/ arriving late/ etc&/ and have !een 2arned may suffer a reduction in their final class grade&

#ca e$ic Con uct 'olic*: We 2ill tal3 e7tensively in class a!out 2hat ,lagiarism is/ ho2 it is defined differently !y different cultures"/ and 2hat the im,lications of ,lagiarism are& Ho2ever/ you should 3no2 that if you turn in 2or3 as your o2n that is not your o2n/ or if you fail to attri!ute the 2or3 of others in your ,a,ers/ that you could !e su!9ected to a grade ,enalty according to UCFGs ;olden Rule Rules of Conduct& 4ee htt,:66222&goldenrule&sdes&ucf&edu6 for further details&

Liolations of these rules 2ill result in a record of the infraction !eing ,laced in your file and receiving a 5ero on the 2or3 in Juestion A1 A (INI(U(& At the instructor8s discretion/ you may also receive a failing grade for the course& Confirmation of such incidents can also result in e7,ulsion from the University

-niversit* Writing Center: 1he University Writing Center UWC" is a free resource for UCF undergraduates and graduates& At the UWC/ a trained 2riting consultant 2ill 2or3 individually 2ith you on anything youGre 2riting in or out of class"/ at any ,oint in the 2riting ,rocess from !rainstorming to editing& A,,ointments are recommended/ !ut not reJuired& For more information or to ma3e an a,,ointment/ visit the UWC 2e!site at htt,:66222&u2c&ucf&edu/ sto, !y the Writing Center/ or call 0$.&B*#&*)A.&

)$portant Dates to Re$e$ber

Se$ester Sche ule 1he semester schedule distri!uted on the first day of class" gives you a rough idea of 2hat 2e 2ill !e doing this semester/ 2hat you 2ill !e reading/ and 2hen ma9or ,a,ers and ,ro9ects 2ill !e due& 1his schedule is su!9ect to change&

Note: Reading6 ,artnershi, 9ournal is an ongoing assignment that accom,anies every reading you do in the course&