Writing 2 – Academic Writing SYLLABUS Winter 2018 Instructor: Kashia Arnold Email: karnold@umail.ucsb.edu Office: HSSB 3227
Class Time: MW 8:00-9:50 AM Room: North Hall, 1109 Enroll Code: 49551
Office Hours: M 10:15AM-12:15PM or by appointment Prerequisites: You must have completed Writing 1 or passed/waived the AWPE (Analytical Writing Placement Exam) requirement. Drop Deadline via GOLD: Monday, January 22nd, 2018 If you wish to drop the course after this deadline, you must file a late drop petition via the College of Letters and Sciences Advising Office (first floor, Cheadle Hall) which will be reviewed by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. Grading Option: This course must be taken for a letter grade and cannot be taken as pass/no pass. Required Course Materials • Access to GauchoSpace (www.gauchospace.ucsb.edu). This is where the course schedule and weekly assignments will be posted. • Reader purchased from the Alternative copy shop in the UCEN. You will be expected to bring the reader to class every day. • Diana Hacker, A Pocket Style Manual, Seventh Edition (available in UCSB Bookstore) or on Amazon. • Starting Lines, published by UCSB’s Writing Program. I will notify you in advance when to bring this book to class. • Folder with two side pockets for turning in submission drafts. • Access to a computer with an internet connection (outside of class). • Pen or Pencil, and college-rule lined paper. Course Expectations: This is a collaborative, hands-on class designed to help you cultivate the tools necessary to be a successful writer. We will focus on developing reading and writing skills which, in turn, will develop the critical thinking skills we need to navigate a variety of academic, and non-academic, situations. By the end of this course, the most accomplished writers will demonstrate: • Knowledge and understanding of the conventions and practices of the genre in which it is written • Attention to the purpose and audience for the writing • Analyses that reflect engagement with course readings, discussion, and other work • Effective use of evidence that demonstrates careful attention to reading and to connections between the writer’s ideas and the evidence presented
