ENC 1101: Expository and Argumentative Writing|
"Masculinities" University of Florida
Semester Taught: Fall 2014
Section: 0241 Class Meetings: MWF Period 5 This course examines the rhetorical and practical elements of writing effective arguments for contemporary academic audiences. We will study and learn to apply various principles that make for effective argumentation in that context.
Applying all of the skills developed in the first parts of the course, students will put their ideas into action in such a way that moves an audience to act, not hypothetically, but in the real world and for a real audience. As we practice our argumentative skills, we will also improve our critical thinking through reading, writing, and discussion, and will attend to basic research skills, including documentation and avoiding plagiarism. Additionally, we will examine and practice academic conventions of word choice, sentence structure and variation, and paragraph formation. Texts will include traditional sources such as a writing handbook, textbook, and reader, but we will also examine the arguments in other texts—in popular culture, advertisements, and websites. To facilitate a conversation that continues throughout the semester, our readings will center generally on the depiction of masculinity in popular culture, particularly how different definitions of masculinity are upheld or challenged on television. Through our themed readings we will investigate the ways in which the rhetoric we see/read/hear everyday attempts to influence our thinking using the very strategies we will be practicing in this course. Thus, by reading and analyzing these example texts, we will use our rhetorical and critical thinking skills to participate (academically) in an important discussion in society today. |
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Office Location: 302 Tigert Office Hours: Wednesday Periods 7 & 8 or by appointment Email: [email protected] TEXTBOOK:
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