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ENC-1101
READING ASSIGNMENTS
Listed below are required readings
for the course. Most of the readings are from your Allyn & Bacon textbook;
however, some, as noted, are from your Everyday Writer Handbook, the
course web site and other online sources.
Dates for completing the readings are in bold italics before the relevant
assignments. The due dates periodically will be updated throughout the semester.
You should check your reading assignments at least once a week throughout
the semester.
Note that, when entire textbook chapters are assigned for reading, long essays
within the chapters (in other words, essays longer than a page or two) are
not required reading unless specified.
THE ALLYN & BACON GUIDE TO WRITING
Current Reading Assignments
The course web
site has moved to Moodle as of Sun. Oct. 17.
Please go to ecampus.fiu.edu to log on to the new course web site.
Readings for the Researched Essay Project
Read by Wed. 10/20 -
Chapter 8 "Writing a Classical
Argument" - pp. 207 - 233
Read by Sat. 10/23 -
Chapter 20 "A Rhetorical Guide to Research"
- pp. 647 - 665
Read by Mon. 10/25 -
Chapter 3 "Thinking Rhetorically about How Messages Persuade" pp. 51 - 58
(pay particular attention to the concepts of ethos, logos and pathos on pages 57
and 58)
Read by Tue. 10/26 -
The student essay, “Exploring
Children's Needs” posted under “Student Writing” on the course
web site.
Chapter 21 "Evaluating Sources" - pp. 667
- 683
Chapter 22 "Incorporating Sources into Your
Writing" - pp. 685 - 699
Chapter 14 "Writing an Exploratory Essay or Annotated Bibliography" - pp. 469 - 484
Readings for the Field Research Essay Assignment - An Essay on a Job, Career or Business (Informative with "Surprising Reversal")
Read by Fri. 9/24 - Chapter 7, “Writing an Informative Essay or
Report” pp. 157 – 167, and “Writing Project - Informative (and
Surprising) Article” on pages 171 – 175 (pay special attention to this
"writing project" material, as it will help you design your first essay)
Read by Fri. 9/24 - Two student essays, “Librarian by
Day” and “Fit for Your Trust,” both posted under “Student Writing” on the course
web site.
Read by Mon. 9/27 - "The Real Rosa Parks" pg. 195, and "Crazy Things Seem Normal"
pg. 198
Read by Wed. 9/29 - Chapter 24 "Analyzing Field Research Data" - pp. 737 - 750
(to prepare for "field research" and collecting data through observation and
interview)
Readings for the Narrative or Literacy-Narrative Essay
Read by Fri. 8/27 - The A & B Guide "FIU
Welcome and Introduction to Students" - pp. xxii - xxxvi
Read by Fri. 8/27 - Chapter 1 "Thinking Rhetorically about Good Writing" - pp.
2 - 26 (pay special attention to the discussion of "Closed and Open Forms of
Writing" on pages 9 to 12)
Read by Wed. 9/1 - Chapter 2 "Thinking Rhetorically
about Your Subject Matter" - pp. 29 - 49
Read by Sun. 9/5 - Chapter 6 "Writing an
Autobiographical Narrative" - pp. 109 - 123, and 129 - 130 ("Masks")
TBA - "Planning Essays as Communication" (posted on the "Assignments and Course Contents" page, upper right side)
Optional but Recommended
- The Everyday Writer handbook,
"FIU
Welcome and Introduction to Students" - pp. FIU-1 - FIU-10
Recommended,
but not required: The Everyday Writer Handbook,
“The Writing Process,” pp. 45 – 73
Recommended,
but not required: Chapter 18 "Composing and Revising Closed-Form Prose" - pp.
577 – 615
Two excerpts from Charles Bukowski’s
Ham on Rye (posted posted on the "Assignments and Course Contents" page
under "Essay # 2")
Chapter 19 "Composing and
Revising Open-Form Prose" - pp. 619 – 639
Additional Student essays in the text book: "Berkeley Blues” and the “Stolen Watch,” pp. 620 – 624
Chapter 4 “Thinking Rhetorically about Style” – pp. 69 - 78
The Everyday Writer Handbook, “Revising and Editing,” pp. 89 – 107
Reading for the Timed-Writing Assignment (In-class Essay)
Chapter 9 "Essay
Examinations " - pp. 277 - 289
(Strongly Recommended) - The Everyday Writer Handbook - "Preparing a Research Project" - pp. 163 - 213
Chapter 20 "A Rhetorical Guide to Research" - pp. 647 - 665
Chapter 21 "Evaluating Sources" - pp. 667 - 683
Chapter 22 "Incorporating Sources into Your Writing" - pp. 685 - 699
Additional essay readings - “Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha” pg. 255; "Inequality and the American Dream” pg. 257; “Confronting Inequality” pg. 259 and “The Growing College Gap” pg. 269
Readings for a "Visual Analysis"
Chapter 3 "Thinking Rhetorically about How Messages Persuade" - pp. 51 - 65
Chapter 11 "Analyzing Images" -
pp. 317 - 344
Important additional readings:
“Exploring an Ad” and “Advertising: Fifteen Basic Appeals” by Jib Fowles
(posted on the course web site)
(Recommended) Chapter
5 “Seeing Rhetorically” – pp. 87 - 96
Provisional Reading Assignments
"Why I am Not a Christian" by Bertrand Russell (posted on the "Assignments" page of the course web site)
"Withdrawal" (Adventures in "Kicking" the Smoking Habit), Student Essay (posted in "Student Writing" on the "Assignments" page)
Chapter 25 "Assembling a Portfolio
and Writing a Reflective Essay" - pp. 787 - 796
"Three Songs about the Environment"
(see link on the "Assignments and Course Content" Page)
Martin Luther King, Jr. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" - Textbook Appendix Recommended