English 103: Accelerated Composition
Fall, 1999  Purdue University

Instructor: John C. Goshert
Office: 420 Heavilon Hall
Phone: 4-3767 / e-mail: goshert@expert.cc.purdue.edu
Hours: MW 1:30 - 3:00

Syllabus and Course Policy Statement    

Required Text:
Fitzgerald, et. al., ed.  Conversations in Context.  Harcourt-Brace, 1998.

    Tentative Schedule of Assignments

    August
23    opening
25    writing sample
27    complete writing sample
30    Part I: the university
        Bloom (17-29)

    September
 1     Hooks (47-59) and Rodriguez (62-72)
 3     Rose (29-47)
           *RESPONSE PAPER #1 DUE*
 6     no class
 8     read selection from Watkins' Throwaways (reserve room)
10    Pratt (72-88)
13 
15    discussion and preparation: paper #1
17    peer review: paper #1

20    Part II: Philosophy/Science/Knowledge
        Popper (101-103) and Magee (103-17)
           *PAPER #1 DUE* 
22    continue Popper and Magee
24    Tompkins (199-219)
           *RESPONSE PAPER #2 DUE*
27    Fish (219-33)
29    Burke (233-43)

    October
 1 
 4     discussion and preparation: paper #2
 6     peer review: paper #2
 8        *PAPER #2 DUE: REVIEW OF LITERATURE*
11    no class

 13    research tutorial: HICKS library
15    research/extra office hours
18    discussion and preparation: Proposal
20    peer review: Proposal
22       *TERM PAPER PROPOSAL DUE*
25    conferences
27    conferences
29    conferences

    November
 1     Part III: Writing in/for the University
        Salvatori (330-47)
 3     Bartholomae (248-66)
 5     Spear (288-302)
           *RESPONSE PAPER #3 DUE*
 8     Part IV: History
        film: La jettee
10    Baudrillard: The Gulf War Did Not Take Place
12    continue Baudrillard
15    Finnegan: "Defending the Unabomber"
17    continue Finnegan
19    Freud: Civilization and its Discontents (ch.1)
22    Freud: Civilization... (ch. 2)
24    no class
26    no class
29    Foucault: "

    December
 1     Foucault: "Panopticism"
 3     conclusion
 6     extra office hours/work on term papers
 8     extra office hours/work on term papers
10       *TERM PAPERS DUE*

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