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Writing 2: Academic Writing
Memory Across the Disciplines
Spring 2007
Catalog No. 45716
Meets: T, R 2 pm – 3:50 pm
Location: Girvetz 2115
Instructor: Kim Knight (kimberly_knight@umail.ucsb.edu)
Office Hours: Tuesday 4 pm – 6 pm in South Hall 2509
Course website
Course wiki
Course Description
Welcome! Writing 2–Introduction to Academic Writing is designed to help you successfully navigate the challenges of writing for college level courses. Our course theme is “memory” and we will read a variety of essays that will provide an introduction to the topic in the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities, the three major divisions of disciplines in the university system. Although strengthening critical reading and writing skills will be our primary focus, you will also be evaluated on class participation and the contributions you make to group assignments.
Required Texts
(Available at the UCSB bookstore, unless otherwise noted.)
Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. 6th Edition. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin’s, 2007.
Course Reader available at Associated Students.
Required Accounts
(all required accounts are free-of-charge)
Course Policies.
Course Schedule.
Course Assignments.
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The following is meant as a quick reference guide for APA formatting. For more detailed information, consult your writing handbook.
In the Body of your Paper
- Author names: last name only. Always followed by the year of publication in parentheses. Example: Freud (1925) argued…
- Verb tense: past tense when referring to writing, arguing, etc. Present tense for results of studies. Example: Phillips (2006) discussed the ways in which the OFC affects confabulation.
- Book titles: used rarely. Capitalize the first letter of titles and subtitles only. Italicize. Example: How we became posthuman: Virtual bodies in cybernetics, literature, and informatics.
- Essay titles: used rarely. Do not use quotation marks. Capitalize the first letter of titles and subtitles only. Example: Everyday fairytales: Once upon a time if you believed your own fantastical stories it was a sure sign you were away with the fairies.
- Journal titles: used rarely. Capitalize all words except prepositions and articles. Italicize. Example: New Scientist
- Citation page numbers: required for quotations only. Lower case p followed by a period, then a space and the number. Use paragraph numbers or the name of section headings when page numbers are unavailable. Examples: (p. 4) (para. 4) (discussion)
- Headings: should be short and descriptive. Center them (not required for our wiki)
- Line spacing: double (not required for our wiki, although please do double space between paragraphs).
- Title page: not required for our wiki. Full title of the paper centered on page. Student name, course name/number, Professor’s name, and date, each on its own line, centered at the bottom of the page. Title is repeated on the first page of the paper.
- Page numbering: not required for our wiki. Short title and page number in upper right hand side of page (use the “header” function in your word processing program). Use page “i” for the title page and page “ii” for an abstract page.
References Page
- Order: Arrange entries alphabetically, according to the last name of the author. If you have more than one book by one author, list the oldest first.
- Hanging Indent: first line is aligned with left margin. Subsequent lines are indented fives spaces.
- Line spacing: double space throughout (not required for our wiki, although please do double space between each entry).
- Titles: all titles follow the conventions listed above.
- Book: LastName, F. (year). Book title. Place of Publication: Publisher.
Example: Hayles, K. (1999). How we became posthuman: Virtual bodies in cybernetics, literature, and informatics. Chicago: U of Chicago P.
- Essay in a book: LastName, F. (year). Essay title. In F. EditorLastName (Ed.), Title of book (pp. ##-##). Place of Publication: Publisher.
Example: Stein, S. (2002). A cyberroom of one’s own. In M. Flanagan and A. Booth (Eds.), Reload: Rethinking women and cyberculture (pp. 148-157). Cambridge: MIT Press.
- Journal article: LastName, F. (year). Article title. Journal Title, Vol#(Issue#), ##-##.
Example: Sharot, T., Delgado, M., Phelps, E. (2004). How emotion enhances the feeling of remembering. Nature Neuroscience, 7, 1376-1380. *note that the example does not have an issue number.
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04.03.07
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Assignments
Participation, including critical responses, homework, conferences, etc.: 25 points
Unit One: 25 points
Unit Two: 25 points
Unit Three: 25 points
Total: 100 points possible
Late critical responses will not be accepted. 1 point will be deducted from preparatory work, including drafts, for each day they are overdue. Late final drafts will be marked down 1/2 grade for each day the assignment is overdue. No late papers will be accepted for Unit Three.
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First Day Wiki Assignment
1.Create an account for the course wiki.
2.Download and read the wiki instructions on the course website.
3.Create an article with the title “Your Name Introduction”
4.Divide your article into two sections.
1.Section I: Introduction
1.a paragraph or two telling us about you.
2.Section II: Class Goals
1.a short reflection (300 – 500 words, in well-organized paragraphs) describing your goals for this class. Your goals should not be centered on a letter grade, but rather should focus on skills or parts of the writing process you would like to improve.
5.Place your article in the categories “All Pages,” “Introduction,” and “Your Name.”
The First Day Wiki Assignment is part of your participation grade and is due before class on Thursday, April 5th.
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Writing 2 has a minimum writing requirement. To help fulfill that requirement and to help prepare you for class discussions, you are required to complete a critical response on each of our assigned readings (excluding readings from Diana Hacker’s A Writer’s Reference). Read the rest of this entry »
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Unit One: Sciences – The Workings of Memory
Summary & Response Paper
Our memory functions separate us from other life forms and contribute to the formation of our identities as individuals. As such, memory is one of the fundamental criteria by which we define “the human.” An exceedingly complex biological and psychological process, there is still much we do not know about it. In fact, memory is still the subject of study for contemporary science. For paper one, we will explore early conceptualizations of memory as well as more contemporary scientific studies of how it works. Read the rest of this entry »
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Unit Two – Social Sciences: Cultural Memory
Comparison Paper
As we discovered in Unit One, memory is an important factor in the the way that we as individuals relate to our own past. Additionally, memory has an important social function. Collective, or cultural memory, as defined by Ann Rigney (2005), is a social construct that has important consequences for the way we conceptualize historical events and for our relations to those around us. No longer viewed as a naturalized phenomena, we now think of cultural memory as the product of “mediation, textualization, and acts of communication” (Rigney p. 14). Read the rest of this entry »
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Unit Three – Humanities: Representations of Memory
Close Reading and Research
As life becomes increasingly digital, our cameras, our televisions, even our coffee makers have memory. As computerized memory becomes ubiquitous, how do we creatively connect to our own memories? Your challenge for paper three is to perform a close reading of a text that represents memory in one form or another. Your goal, as a cultural critic, is to analyze the component parts of the film/story/poem/art installation/object and to support your analysis with outside research. Your argument itself does not have to be about memory, although this is a convenient entry point for approaching any of the assigned texts. Read the rest of this entry »
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The weekly schedule is subject to revision – check the course website for the most up-to-date information. Sources for readings are abbreviated as follows: WR=A Writer’s Reference; R=Course Reader; O=Online. Bring books or a printout of online readings to each class meeting.
Because most of the work for Writing 2 will be turned in electronically, many due dates fall outside of our scheduled Tuesday and Thursday meetings.
For units one and two, each week is divided into two parts:Tuesdays we will workshop important writing skills and Thursdays we will discuss the content of the week’s reading in relation to writing skills and the current paper assignment. Although we may not discuss the content of readings in-depth until Thursday, you should still do the readings for each Tuesday as we will use this material for our skills workshops. For unit three, we will discuss materials and repeat skills workshops as necessary during each class meeting.
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Unit One – The Sciences: The Workings of Memory
In unit one, we will attempt to understand some of the processes of memory – how it works, why it fails, etc. We’ll begin with Freud’s elementary metaphor for the workings of memory,The Mystic Writing Pad. From there we will examine some of the ways in which memory is complicated by disease and emotion. The goal of unit one is to synthesize the various ideas in a paper that summarizes and responds to the readings. Read the rest of this entry »
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Unit Two – Social Sciences: Collective Memory
In Unit Two we will explore the topic of memory from the perspective of the social sciences. We will begin by defining the notion of “collective memory.” We will then proceed to identify various “sites of memory,” such as archives, exhibits, and media representations. The goal of this unit is to conduct independent research in order to compare a site of memory with a historical or cultural event. Read the rest of this entry »
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Unit Three – Humanities: Representations of Memory
In Unit Three, we will examine the ways in which the arts represent memories. We will begin with attempts to visualize memory and move on to attempts to convey memory through text. The goal of this unit is to utilize outside research in a close reading and analysis of a text that addresses memory. Read the rest of this entry »
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Attendance:
This class is structured around workshops and in-class discussions and your participation is necessary for our success. Missing classes hurts your peers and inhibits their learning. Therefore, it is important that you come to every class prepared and on time. To be “prepared” means that you have thoughtfully engaged with the reading, completed any assignments, and that you are equipped with the supplies necessary to participate in class (books, paper, writing instruments, etc.)
Because your presence in class is important, three or more absences will impact your final grade. In most circumstances, six absences will result in failure. Two instances of tardiness will equal one absence.
Cell phones are to be turned off and kept out of my sight. If your phone rings during class, or if I see you text messaging or checking your messages during class, you will be marked absent. No exceptions.
In addition to attendance at scheduled class meetings, you are required to conference with me (during office hours or by appointment) at . We will discuss your progress on the current paper and in the class in general.
Email Policy:
Please be aware that I respond to most email messages within 24 hours Monday – Friday. If you send me an email and I do not respond during this time frame, chances are that I did not receive it. It is your responsibility to re-send the email or to contact me another way.
Online Etiquette:
As we will undoubtedly discover in class, the finer points of online communication can be tricky. Emotions are difficult to express and read. Our many online assignments will require vigilance to ensure that we are always preserving an atmosphere of mutual respect. Disagreements may arise and consensus may not be possible. We can, however, respect each person’s right to an opinion. Name-calling or menacing behavior will not be tolerated.
Academic Honesty:
From the UCSB General Catalog: “Materials submitted to fulfill academic requirements must represent a student’s own efforts. Any act of academic dishonesty, such as plagiarism or other forms of cheating, is unacceptable and will be met with disciplinary action.”
Plagiarism will result in a failing grade on the plagiarized assignment and possible disciplinary action by the university. We will review the proper way to use outside sources in order to avoid plagiarism; however, I encourage you to meet with me if you are at all uncertain about whether your writing could be misconstrued as plagiarism.
Late Work:
Late critical responses will not be accepted. 1 point will be deducted from preparatory work, including drafts, for each day they are overdue. Late final drafts will be marked down 1/2 grade for each day the assignment is overdue. No late papers will be accepted for Unit Three.
Revision:
One round of revisions each is permitted for Units 1 and 2. Revision applies only to the polished draft and does not include the preparatory work. In order to qualify for revision, a student must meet both of the following two conditions: 1) all preparatory work, including drafts were completed on time. 2) the student must either conference with me or visit CLAS and must make a substantial effort to engage with my feedback. Revised papers will be due on dates announced in class. Grades on revised papers may improve as much as one full letter grade and will not decrease.
Other Important Information
- The deadline to drop Writing 2 is Friday, April 6th at 2:45 PM.
- If you are a student with a documented disability and would like to discuss special
accommodations, please see me during the first two weeks of class.
- Campus Learning Assistance Services (CLAS) offers help with any phase of the writing process (please note: they are not an editing service). Tutors are available on a walk-in or appointment basis.
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