WRITING RIVERS
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WELCOME TO CLASS!
Welcome to English 245: Seminar in the Major, “Writing Rivers.” This small, interactive seminar offers a chance for you to get to know more about the major, about each other, about Wisconsin’s waterways, and maybe even about yourselves. Through reading, writing, viewing, and doing, you’ll become more familiar with rhetorical studies and with freshwater resources in Wisconsin. As we move from literary analysis to rhetorical analysis to community engagement this semester, my hope is that you’ll find yourself equipped and inspired to take action about water-related issues you feel passionate about. WHAT HAVE WE AGREED TO? As the university catalog describes: “This small seminar, taught by a faculty member, will offer students close instruction in the principles and practices of informed, engaged, critical reading and writing. While the texts and topics vary, each seminar will reinforce fundamental skills taught across the English major, strengthening students' capacities to write and speak powerfully and to build convincing, original, well-organized arguments that persuade audiences of their significance. Students will meet with the professor in individual writing conferences and will write at least 30 pages, including drafts and informal assignments spread throughout the semester.” As you’ll see below, we’ll basically stick with that plan. |
Writing Project One, Rhetorical Critique of DamNation film (project description)
Writing Project Two, Action Project + Rhetorical Critique (project description + grading rubric)
DAILY PLANS
WEEK ONE (9/4 - 9/8) - CLASS INTRO
Thursday 9/7 | Welcome!
Introductions and syllabus review
Homework for Tuesday 9/12
WEEK TWO (9/11 - 9/15) - LITERARY ANALYSIS
Tuesday 9/12 | The English Major
What is the English Major (and where is rhetorical studies in that)? What is distinct about studying these things at the University of Wisconsin-Madison? Brief introduction to John Muir (famous alum!) to prep for upcoming homework.
Homework for Thursday 9/14
Thursday 9/14 | Literary Analysis of Muir -----> MEET FOR CLASS AT MUIR WOODS! (location)
Discussion of Muir’s text as literature. What else could we read for?
Homework for Tuesday 9/19
WEEK THREE (9/18 - 9/22) | RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
Tuesday 9/19 | Welcome to Rhetoric!
Review of Cox and Pezzullo’s major concepts. Discussion of Oravec’s text in light of those concepts. Introduction to rhetoric.
Homework for Thursday 9/21
Thursday 9/21 | Rhetorical Approaches to the Environment
Discussion of Herndl & Brown and Rivers and connections to Cox & Pezzullo and Oravec. What version of “rhetoric” is beginning to emerge from these texts? Introduction to WP1: project description here.
Homework for Tuesday 9/26
WEEK FOUR (9/25 - 9/29) | SELF-GUIDED FIELD TRIP
Tuesday 9/26 & Thursday 9/28 | CGD at research meeting -----> NO CLASS MEETINGS
Alternate activities:
WEEK FIVE (10/2 - 10/6) | DAMNATION FILM
Tuesday 10/3 | DamNation Film Screening (Pt. 1) - LINK TO LIBRARY STREAMING OF FILM
Discuss the self-guided field trip and the class’s advocacy ideas. Discussion about DamNation readings. Begin watching DamNation as a class. Writing Fellows, Kendall and Tori, will be visiting class at 2pm.
Homework for Thursday 10/5
Thursday 10/5 | DamNation film (cont.)
Finish watching DamNation as a class. Begin class discussion about major themes in the film, hidden and not so hidden arguments, rhetorical strategies.
Homework for Tuesday 10/10
WEEK SIX (10/9 - 10/13) | DAMNATION FILM CONT.
Tuesday 10/10 | DamNation Discussion
WRITING FELLOW DRAFT OF WP1 DUE!
Discussion of WP1. In class: draft cover letter to writing fellow about what you hope for feedback on.
Homework for Thursday 10/12
Thursday 10/12 | DamNation Discussion Cont. / WP2 ACTION PROJECT IDEAS
Discussion of major themes and strategies in the film. Prep for WP2: look back to those water issues you’d like to intervene in! Class discussion about shared interests, timely actions, how to proceed, etc.
Homework for Tuesday 10/17
WEEK SEVEN (10/16 - 10/20) | BEYOND RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
Tuesday 10/17 | Rhetorical Ecologies
WP1 WRITING FELLOW CONFERENCES (OUTSIDE CLASS)
Prep for Writing Fellow Conferences. Introduction to rhetorical ecologies and postcritical rhetoric – thinking beyond rhetorical analysis and the rhetorical situation. Different ways to think about rhetoric, and rivers, and fish! Discussion of Cooper, “The Ecology of Writing.”
Homework for Thursday 10/19
Thursday 10/19 | Rhetorical Ecologies (cont.)
WP1 WRITING FELLOW CONFERENCES (OUTSIDE CLASS)
Short discussion of rhetorical studies beyond rhetorical analysis beginning with Edbauer and Cooper. Small groups discussion inspirational action projects in an ecological context. CGD answers questions one-on-one about writing project drafts.
Homework for Tuesday 10/24:
WEEK EIGHT (10/23 - 10/27) | RHETORICAL INVENTION
Tuesday 10/24 | Rhetorical Ecologies (cont.) - EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY (worth one class period): Attend the Water@UW Poster Session today 3-5pm @ The Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St. CGD will be there presenting!
FINAL DRAFT OF WP1 DUE! (Submit Writing Fellow draft, Writing Fellow comments, final draft, and cover letter describing revisions)
Extended discussion of rhetorical ecologies. Take a look at this infographic about Marilyn Cooper's essay and this infographic about Jenny Edbauer's essay.
Homework for Thursday 10/26:
Thursday 10/26 | Midterm Check-in / Post-critical rhetoric
MIDTERM PITCH DUE
Collect midterm reflections and discuss: How are things going? What have we learned? About English? About rhetoric? About rivers and dams? How will you apply that knowledge to your action projects? What role does rhetorical critique play in advocacy (if any)?? Discussion: we’ve seen how rhetorical studies can help us critique, but what can it do? And should it do anything? Should we?
CGD offers even more context. Gets us thinking about the other-than-human and about what stakes that might have for actual advocacy in the world. CGD explains what she was talking about, alongside wider context of Rickert and Davis. Forecasting ahead by thinking back to Muir, readings, DamNation – whose voices are missing? Why are we talking about animals? How did we get here? And how can we use rhetorical studies to address it?
Homework for Tuesday 10/31:
WEEK NINE (10/30 - 11/3) | RHETORICAL INTERVENTION
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK!
Friday, Nov. 3 @ 7pm, Marquee Theater at Union South, "Roundtable: Land is Life--A Conversation with Winona LaDuke." Participants: Winona LaDuke, Gary Besaw, Dylan Jennings, Jerry Jondreau, Patty Loew. No advance tickets necessary!
Standing Rock. Idle No More. The Landless Worker's Movement. Across the globe, land dispossession -- both past and present -- is bringing together new alliances and collective actions in the struggle for the rights and sovereignty of local peoples to determine their own futures. Native American activist and former Green Party candidate for Vice President Winona LaDuke will kickstart our weekend conversation with a look at recent efforts by Native Americans to reclaim their land rights. Her keynote will be followed by a roundtable discussion with Native American activists from Wisconsin’s native nations.
10/31 | Rhetoric & Action
MIDTERM PITCH COLLECTED IN CLASS
Discussion of Herndl & Cutlip and Druschke & McGreavy (and Druschke & Rai) – connecting rhetoric to environmental issues in general and rivers specifically. What role does/can rhetoric play in environmental research, management, and practice? Can you think of water-related or river-related research or management examples that demonstrate or would benefit from a rhetorical perspective? How can this ecological approach influence your final action projects?
Homework for Thursday 11/2
11/2 | From Action to Activism
Discussion of Cushman. (Any possible critiques of Cushman?) What role does rhetoric play in social action? What role can it play? What role should it play? Can you think of examples of river activism? Schedule conferences.
Homework for Tuesday 11/7
WEEK TEN (11/6 - 11/10) | CGD CONFERENCES
11/7 & 11/9 | NO CLASS MEETING - CGD INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES in Helen C. White 6183
Monday 11/6
12:30-12:45pm: Charlie // 12:45-1pm: Stuart
2:15-2:30pm: Nash // 2:30-2:45pm: Juliana // 2:45-3pm: Paige
3-3:15pm: Dan // 3:15-3:30pm: McKenzie // 3:30-3:45pm: Blake // 3:45-4pm: Kevin
4-4:15pm: Sarah
Thursday 11/9
1-1:15pm: Sydney // 1:15-1:30pm: Kia // 1:30-1:45pm: Miles // 1:45-2pm: Craig
2-2:15pm: Phil // 2:15-2:30pm: Liz // 2:30-2:45pm: Jenni // 2:45-3pm: Evan
3-3:15pm: Jackie
Homework
WEEK ELEVEN (11/13 - 11/17) | ACT!
11/14 | Action Project Recap
Create to-do lists for action projects, troubleshoot potential problems, consider how classmates can help, start brainstorming about final paper
Homework for Thursday 11/16
11/16 | The Walleye War (pt. 1)
Discussion of The Walleye War readings. Key themes? Connection to rhetoric? Connection to DamNation? Why is this a "war"? Watch short films related to Wisconsin's Walleye War in class:
WEEK TWELVE (11/20 - 11/24) | ACT!
Tuesday 11/21 | The Walleye War (pt. 2)
Finish watching short films:
Homework for Tuesday 11/28
Thursday 11/23 | No Class Meeting
Thanksgiving Break – No Class Meeting
WEEK THIRTEEN (11/27 - 12/1) | ACT!
Tuesday 11/28 | WP2 Workshop
Review schedule for the remaining weeks. Explain presentations and attendance at the final class. Review final paper description and rubric and answer any questions. Break into small groups to review printed text that students brought. Create revision plans for what work needs to happen over the next 48 hours for the Writing Fellow draft. Shift into an argument/thesis workshop as prep for WP2 draft revision. What role does activism play in rhetorical studies? And vice versa? What position do you want to take? How can you support that position? Thesis statement ideas: A rhetorical approach enlivens environmental activism and public engagement by... / My action project--while successful--undermined my English major by... / An ecological approach to rhetoric can strengthen environmental activism by... / Rhetorical studies is well-suited to environmental advocacy but English studies is not because... / etc.!
Homework for Thursday 11/30
Thursday 11/30 | Troubleshooting
WRITING FELLOW DRAFT OF WP2 DUE!
Discussion of drafts - What's going well? What's going not so well? What do you need from your Writing Fellow? Draft cover letters to Writing Fellows in class together. Prep for Tuesday's lightning round of Action Project Presentation. Troubleshooting of final project/paper. More on ARGUMENT.
Homework for Tuesday 12/5
WEEK FOURTEEN | ACTION PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
Tuesday 12/5 | LIGHTNING ROUND OF ACTION PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
Your turn to brag and inspire! Students offer two minute presentations on their action projects, with one minute of feedback from classmates.
Homework for Thursday 12/7
Thursday 12/7 | STUDENT-LED WORKSHOP (CGD in D.C. for a NSF review panel)
WP2 WRITING FELLOW CONFERENCES (OUTSIDE CLASS)
Use this time with your classmates to draft, troubleshoot, provide feedback! Use this 75 minutes for whatever you need to get your final paper done!
Homework for Tuesday 12/12
WEEK FIFTEEN | CELEBRATE!
Tuesday 12/12 | Wrap-up
WP2 WRITING FELLOW CONFERENCES (OUTSIDE CLASS)
Final workshop of papers, course evaluations (online and written in class) and goodbyes! Students MUST ATTEND THIS CLASS to earn an A on their final papers!
Homework for Monday 12/18
EXAM WEEK (12/18) | YOU'VE MADE IT!
Monday 12/18 | FINAL PROJECT DUE!
WP2 FINAL PROJECT DUE via email by 5pm to [email protected]. Instructions follow.
Writing Project Two, Action Project + Rhetorical Critique (project description + grading rubric)
DAILY PLANS
WEEK ONE (9/4 - 9/8) - CLASS INTRO
Thursday 9/7 | Welcome!
Introductions and syllabus review
Homework for Tuesday 9/12
- Review UW-Madison Dept. of English web pages about the major.
- Write in notebook for class discussion: What is your experience of the English major and dept.? What do English majors do? What have you read? What have you written? How do you approach texts? What are you used to learning about? What are your expectations for what you will be able to learn & do? Why are you an English major?
WEEK TWO (9/11 - 9/15) - LITERARY ANALYSIS
Tuesday 9/12 | The English Major
What is the English Major (and where is rhetorical studies in that)? What is distinct about studying these things at the University of Wisconsin-Madison? Brief introduction to John Muir (famous alum!) to prep for upcoming homework.
Homework for Thursday 9/14
- Read “John Muir’s Wisconsin Days”
- Read John Muir, “Hetch Hetchy Valley”
- Read Purdue OWL, “Writing a Literary Analysis”
- Type a 3-pg. double-spaced literary analysis of Muir’s “H.H. Valley”
Thursday 9/14 | Literary Analysis of Muir -----> MEET FOR CLASS AT MUIR WOODS! (location)
Discussion of Muir’s text as literature. What else could we read for?
Homework for Tuesday 9/19
- Read Cox and Pezzullo, ch. 3 “Symbolic Constructions of Environment”
- Read Oravec, "John Muir, Yosemite, and the Sublime Response: A Study in the Rhetoric of Preservationism" (1981)
- Read NC State's short guide: "What in the World is Rhetorical Analysis?"
- Write in notebook: how does Oravec’s essay differ from a literary analysis? Does it? Can you use any of Cox and Pezzullo’s concepts to explain some of the differences?
WEEK THREE (9/18 - 9/22) | RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
Tuesday 9/19 | Welcome to Rhetoric!
Review of Cox and Pezzullo’s major concepts. Discussion of Oravec’s text in light of those concepts. Introduction to rhetoric.
Homework for Thursday 9/21
- Read “Introduction” from Herndl and Brown’s Green Culture: Environmental Rhetoric in Contemporary America
- Read Rivers, “Deep Ambivalence and Wild Objects: Toward a Strange Environmental Rhetoric.”
- Write in notebook: What are the major arguments of each? How are they built? What version of rhetoric do you get out of each text? How is rhetorical analysis performed in each text? What does rhetoric have to do with the environment?
Thursday 9/21 | Rhetorical Approaches to the Environment
Discussion of Herndl & Brown and Rivers and connections to Cox & Pezzullo and Oravec. What version of “rhetoric” is beginning to emerge from these texts? Introduction to WP1: project description here.
Homework for Tuesday 9/26
- Read Selzer’s “Rhetorical Analysis: Understanding How Texts Persuade Readers.”
- Read Purdue OWL’s “Elements of Analysis”
- Read Purdue OWL’s “Organizing Your Analysis”
- Take notes in notebook!
WEEK FOUR (9/25 - 9/29) | SELF-GUIDED FIELD TRIP
Tuesday 9/26 & Thursday 9/28 | CGD at research meeting -----> NO CLASS MEETINGS
Alternate activities:
- VISIT A DAM!
- Watch: “Muskies Jumping Over Wingra Creek Dam”
- Read: Friends of Lake Wingra, “The Lake and Watershed" and Lake Wingra Dam Replacement Stakeholder Meeting
- Go: Look at the dam! Students travel on their own (bus/Uber/car/bike/etc.) to look at the Lake Wingra dam. Find travel directions by bus here. This route includes a 0.2 mile walk from Union to State and Lake, a ride on the No. 4 bus, and a 0.3 mile walk to the dam. PLEASE contact Dr. Druschke if you need any support with travel accommodations to the Wingra Dam. I'm happy to work with students to support travel to the site.
- While you’re there look around for at least 20 minutes. Write: What do you see? What do you notice? What is the water doing? How are humans or any other species using the dam? What impacts does the dam appear to be having? What impacts would you imagine it having? Where is water flowing? Where do you think it goes? (You might want to check out this aerial view to think about where water might be flowing in the area.)
- PREP FOR DAMNATION FILM!
- Read Chouninard, “Tear Down ‘Dead-beat’ Dams”
- Read International Rivers “Environmental Impacts of Dams” and “10 Things You Should Know About Dams”
- Read “America’s Aging Dams are in Need of Repair”
- ACTION PROJECT (WP2) PREP: THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO!
- Think: What could YOU advocate for? What water issues do you care about?
- Write: What forms could that advocacy take by the end of the semester? How could you use rhetoric to make change?
WEEK FIVE (10/2 - 10/6) | DAMNATION FILM
Tuesday 10/3 | DamNation Film Screening (Pt. 1) - LINK TO LIBRARY STREAMING OF FILM
Discuss the self-guided field trip and the class’s advocacy ideas. Discussion about DamNation readings. Begin watching DamNation as a class. Writing Fellows, Kendall and Tori, will be visiting class at 2pm.
Homework for Thursday 10/5
- Take copious notes about the film and about the rhetorical strategies at work in it!
Thursday 10/5 | DamNation film (cont.)
Finish watching DamNation as a class. Begin class discussion about major themes in the film, hidden and not so hidden arguments, rhetorical strategies.
Homework for Tuesday 10/10
- Complete a first draft of WP1, Rhetorical Critique of DamNation, for Writing Fellow review – this should be a full draft!
- Refresh yourself about dam readings from last week: Chouninard, International Rivers, NY Times
WEEK SIX (10/9 - 10/13) | DAMNATION FILM CONT.
Tuesday 10/10 | DamNation Discussion
WRITING FELLOW DRAFT OF WP1 DUE!
Discussion of WP1. In class: draft cover letter to writing fellow about what you hope for feedback on.
Homework for Thursday 10/12
- Continue revising WP1, Rhetorical Critique of DamNation
- Bring current draft of paper to class Thursday (even if it's just on your laptop)!
- In your notebook: write a one-pg. critique of the painting of the scissors AS AN ACTIVIST EVENT. What did it accomplish? What did it mean to accomplish? Why was it or wasn't it a powerful intervention based on the circumstances?
- In your notebook: Reflect back to your earlier writing about WP2, the Action Project. Find some inspiration! Prepare to talk about a water/environmental/justice issue that catches your interest. Write up a one-pg. summary of an environmental issue that might inspire your action. You can either critique it or build from it. Come prepared to talk about it, and why it catches your attention!
Thursday 10/12 | DamNation Discussion Cont. / WP2 ACTION PROJECT IDEAS
Discussion of major themes and strategies in the film. Prep for WP2: look back to those water issues you’d like to intervene in! Class discussion about shared interests, timely actions, how to proceed, etc.
Homework for Tuesday 10/17
- BRING FROM LAST WEEK: one-pg. critique in your notebook of the painting of the scissors AS AN ACTIVIST EVENT. What did it accomplish? What did it mean to accomplish? Why was it or wasn't it a powerful intervention based on the circumstances?
- BRING FROM LAST WEEK: one-pg. summary in your notebook of an environmental issue that might inspire your action. You can either critique it or build from it. Come prepared to talk about it, and why it catches your attention!
- Continue revising WP1, Rhetorical Critique of DamNation - watch the film again!
- Read Cooper, “The Ecology of Writing”
WEEK SEVEN (10/16 - 10/20) | BEYOND RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
Tuesday 10/17 | Rhetorical Ecologies
WP1 WRITING FELLOW CONFERENCES (OUTSIDE CLASS)
Prep for Writing Fellow Conferences. Introduction to rhetorical ecologies and postcritical rhetoric – thinking beyond rhetorical analysis and the rhetorical situation. Different ways to think about rhetoric, and rivers, and fish! Discussion of Cooper, “The Ecology of Writing.”
Homework for Thursday 10/19
- Read Edbauer, “Unframing Models of Public Distribution”
- Continue revising WP1 based on Writing Fellow feedback
Thursday 10/19 | Rhetorical Ecologies (cont.)
WP1 WRITING FELLOW CONFERENCES (OUTSIDE CLASS)
Short discussion of rhetorical studies beyond rhetorical analysis beginning with Edbauer and Cooper. Small groups discussion inspirational action projects in an ecological context. CGD answers questions one-on-one about writing project drafts.
Homework for Tuesday 10/24:
- Finish your revision of WP1 based on Writing Fellow feedback
- Prepare a 1 pg. cover letter to Dr. CGD that details your revisions to WP1 during the course of the writing process
- Put writing fellow draft, writing fellow feedback, final draft, and cover letter together in a packet to submit Tuesday
- Take a look at this infographic about Marilyn Cooper's essay and this infographic about Jenny Edbauer's essay.
WEEK EIGHT (10/23 - 10/27) | RHETORICAL INVENTION
Tuesday 10/24 | Rhetorical Ecologies (cont.) - EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY (worth one class period): Attend the Water@UW Poster Session today 3-5pm @ The Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St. CGD will be there presenting!
FINAL DRAFT OF WP1 DUE! (Submit Writing Fellow draft, Writing Fellow comments, final draft, and cover letter describing revisions)
Extended discussion of rhetorical ecologies. Take a look at this infographic about Marilyn Cooper's essay and this infographic about Jenny Edbauer's essay.
Homework for Thursday 10/26:
- Read Druschke and Rai “Making Worlds with Cyborg Fish”
- Write: ~3 pg. typed (double-spaced) Midterm Action Project Pitch. I would expect you to include at least one paragraph that highlights the learning you've done in the course that has had the most impact on you (for better or worse!); that might be learning about the English major, rhetorical studies, rivers and dams, or all of the above. I would also expect at least one paragraph describing some of your current ideas for your action project. I expect another paragraph about how you might apply that learning to selecting, designing, and implementing an action project, and a paragraph about whether you see a relationship between rhetorical critique and advocacy. I would expect you to close with a paragraph that details what else you hope to learn and do in the course.
Thursday 10/26 | Midterm Check-in / Post-critical rhetoric
MIDTERM PITCH DUE
Collect midterm reflections and discuss: How are things going? What have we learned? About English? About rhetoric? About rivers and dams? How will you apply that knowledge to your action projects? What role does rhetorical critique play in advocacy (if any)?? Discussion: we’ve seen how rhetorical studies can help us critique, but what can it do? And should it do anything? Should we?
CGD offers even more context. Gets us thinking about the other-than-human and about what stakes that might have for actual advocacy in the world. CGD explains what she was talking about, alongside wider context of Rickert and Davis. Forecasting ahead by thinking back to Muir, readings, DamNation – whose voices are missing? Why are we talking about animals? How did we get here? And how can we use rhetorical studies to address it?
Homework for Tuesday 10/31:
- Read Herndl and Cutlip, "‘How Can We Act?’ A Praxiographical Program for the Rhetoric of Technology, Science, and Medicine.”
- Read Druschke and McGreavy, “Why Rhetoric Matters for Ecology”
- Bring midterm reflection to class Tuesday for more discussion and final submission - be ready to talk through action project ideas!
WEEK NINE (10/30 - 11/3) | RHETORICAL INTERVENTION
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK!
Friday, Nov. 3 @ 7pm, Marquee Theater at Union South, "Roundtable: Land is Life--A Conversation with Winona LaDuke." Participants: Winona LaDuke, Gary Besaw, Dylan Jennings, Jerry Jondreau, Patty Loew. No advance tickets necessary!
Standing Rock. Idle No More. The Landless Worker's Movement. Across the globe, land dispossession -- both past and present -- is bringing together new alliances and collective actions in the struggle for the rights and sovereignty of local peoples to determine their own futures. Native American activist and former Green Party candidate for Vice President Winona LaDuke will kickstart our weekend conversation with a look at recent efforts by Native Americans to reclaim their land rights. Her keynote will be followed by a roundtable discussion with Native American activists from Wisconsin’s native nations.
10/31 | Rhetoric & Action
MIDTERM PITCH COLLECTED IN CLASS
Discussion of Herndl & Cutlip and Druschke & McGreavy (and Druschke & Rai) – connecting rhetoric to environmental issues in general and rivers specifically. What role does/can rhetoric play in environmental research, management, and practice? Can you think of water-related or river-related research or management examples that demonstrate or would benefit from a rhetorical perspective? How can this ecological approach influence your final action projects?
Homework for Thursday 11/2
- Read Cushman, “The Rhetorician as an Agent of Social Change”
11/2 | From Action to Activism
Discussion of Cushman. (Any possible critiques of Cushman?) What role does rhetoric play in social action? What role can it play? What role should it play? Can you think of examples of river activism? Schedule conferences.
Homework for Tuesday 11/7
- Review Standing Rock syllabus site for some background - start to think about water activism in the world!!
- Read Koenig’s “What I Found in Standing Rock” - be inspired by your fellow student!!
- Write: Type up a brief action project plan (1-2 pgs.?) to review during conferences next week with CGD. Describe your basic action project IDEA, the EXIGENCE for your idea, your potential COLLABORATORS, your hoped for CONSEQUENCES, your proposed TIMELINE, and a description of the CHALLENGES you might encounter. If you're deciding between two strong ideas, DESCRIBE THEM BOTH. Bring this document with you to your conference next week!
WEEK TEN (11/6 - 11/10) | CGD CONFERENCES
11/7 & 11/9 | NO CLASS MEETING - CGD INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES in Helen C. White 6183
Monday 11/6
12:30-12:45pm: Charlie // 12:45-1pm: Stuart
2:15-2:30pm: Nash // 2:30-2:45pm: Juliana // 2:45-3pm: Paige
3-3:15pm: Dan // 3:15-3:30pm: McKenzie // 3:30-3:45pm: Blake // 3:45-4pm: Kevin
4-4:15pm: Sarah
Thursday 11/9
1-1:15pm: Sydney // 1:15-1:30pm: Kia // 1:30-1:45pm: Miles // 1:45-2pm: Craig
2-2:15pm: Phil // 2:15-2:30pm: Liz // 2:30-2:45pm: Jenni // 2:45-3pm: Evan
3-3:15pm: Jackie
Homework
- Plan and ACT!
WEEK ELEVEN (11/13 - 11/17) | ACT!
11/14 | Action Project Recap
Create to-do lists for action projects, troubleshoot potential problems, consider how classmates can help, start brainstorming about final paper
Homework for Thursday 11/16
- Keep working on your action project!
- Review the background on the issue here
- Read "A Generation of Shared Rights and Shared Responsibilities" from Wisconsin DNR
- Read selections (Introduction, ch. 4 "The War Begins") from Larry Nesper's The Walleye War: The Struggle for Ojibwe Spearfishing and Treaty Rights (link to UW library)
- I'm sorry to share the news that Katie Lee passed away earlier this month. Read her NY Times obituary here.
11/16 | The Walleye War (pt. 1)
Discussion of The Walleye War readings. Key themes? Connection to rhetoric? Connection to DamNation? Why is this a "war"? Watch short films related to Wisconsin's Walleye War in class:
- Wisconsin Media Lab's "Walter Bresette: Treaty Rights and Sovereignty"
- Patty Loew and the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission's "After the Storm" (pt. 1/5) (pt. 2/5) (pt. 3/5)
- Extra credit opportunity: Open House and Author Talk For American Indian Heritage Month, Thursday, November 16, 2017, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (5:00 pm Author Talk) - details here
- Work on your action project!
- Check out this map of Wisconsin's treaty lands - click on the "Tribal Lands" and "Native Population" map layers to remind yourselves that we are talking about PRESENT, not just history!
- Reread everything from last class, so you know everything well enough that you could role-play one of the roles in the conflict. (Hint: prepare to role-play one of the roles in the conflict!)
- Read "The Fight for Wisconsin's Soul" in the New York Times and "Wisconsin Tribe Halts $1.5 Billion Open-Pit Mine" in Yes! Magazine
WEEK TWELVE (11/20 - 11/24) | ACT!
Tuesday 11/21 | The Walleye War (pt. 2)
Finish watching short films:
- Patty Loew and the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission's "After the Storm" (pt. 4/5) (pt. 5/5)
- The Ways' "Spearfishing"
Homework for Tuesday 11/28
- Finish your action project!
- Start working on your final paper! Specifically, start drafting some ideas about your ARGUMENT for the paper. Bring some printed text to class next Tuesday for a workshop!
Thursday 11/23 | No Class Meeting
Thanksgiving Break – No Class Meeting
WEEK THIRTEEN (11/27 - 12/1) | ACT!
Tuesday 11/28 | WP2 Workshop
Review schedule for the remaining weeks. Explain presentations and attendance at the final class. Review final paper description and rubric and answer any questions. Break into small groups to review printed text that students brought. Create revision plans for what work needs to happen over the next 48 hours for the Writing Fellow draft. Shift into an argument/thesis workshop as prep for WP2 draft revision. What role does activism play in rhetorical studies? And vice versa? What position do you want to take? How can you support that position? Thesis statement ideas: A rhetorical approach enlivens environmental activism and public engagement by... / My action project--while successful--undermined my English major by... / An ecological approach to rhetoric can strengthen environmental activism by... / Rhetorical studies is well-suited to environmental advocacy but English studies is not because... / etc.!
Homework for Thursday 11/30
- Did you finish your action project? Please do!
- Complete the Writing Fellow draft of WP2 based on your Action Project! It's okay if it's a "Shitty First Draft," but the more you get down the richer your conversation will be next week with your writing fellow. Try to AT LEAST include a strong thesis that represents the claim you hope to make!
- Make some notes towards your Writing Fellow cover letter, but we'll work on that together in class Thursday.
Thursday 11/30 | Troubleshooting
WRITING FELLOW DRAFT OF WP2 DUE!
Discussion of drafts - What's going well? What's going not so well? What do you need from your Writing Fellow? Draft cover letters to Writing Fellows in class together. Prep for Tuesday's lightning round of Action Project Presentation. Troubleshooting of final project/paper. More on ARGUMENT.
Homework for Tuesday 12/5
- Finish your action project!
- Prep a short presentation - TWO ppt slides over TWO minutes - ONE SLIDE PER MINUTE! - plus a third slide that asks for input from your classmates - for next week to share your great work. Email your slides to [email protected] by Monday at 12pm! (Dr. CGD will string them into one ppt presentation so we can quickly move from presentation to presentation Tuesday. She'll set the slides on a timer to flip every 60 seconds. That will give each student two minutes to present and one minute to receive some quick feedback,)
WEEK FOURTEEN | ACTION PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
Tuesday 12/5 | LIGHTNING ROUND OF ACTION PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
Your turn to brag and inspire! Students offer two minute presentations on their action projects, with one minute of feedback from classmates.
Homework for Thursday 12/7
- Continue working on your final paper!
Thursday 12/7 | STUDENT-LED WORKSHOP (CGD in D.C. for a NSF review panel)
WP2 WRITING FELLOW CONFERENCES (OUTSIDE CLASS)
Use this time with your classmates to draft, troubleshoot, provide feedback! Use this 75 minutes for whatever you need to get your final paper done!
Homework for Tuesday 12/12
- Continue working on your final paper!
- Bring a laptop, iPad, etc. Tuesday to complete online course evaluation
WEEK FIFTEEN | CELEBRATE!
Tuesday 12/12 | Wrap-up
WP2 WRITING FELLOW CONFERENCES (OUTSIDE CLASS)
Final workshop of papers, course evaluations (online and written in class) and goodbyes! Students MUST ATTEND THIS CLASS to earn an A on their final papers!
Homework for Monday 12/18
- Complete action project and WP2 – submit to [email protected]
EXAM WEEK (12/18) | YOU'VE MADE IT!
Monday 12/18 | FINAL PROJECT DUE!
WP2 FINAL PROJECT DUE via email by 5pm to [email protected]. Instructions follow.
- The text of your email should serve as a cover letter to Dr. Druschke describing your revision process
- Please attach to your email:
- a scanned copy of your Writing Fellow draft (with Writing Fellow marginal feedback)
- a scanned copy of the typewritten feedback from your Writing Fellow
- your final draft of your writing project
- all related ephemera (photos, survey responses, etc.)