1 Welcome to the New CM 220 College Composition II

Contact Information Course Leader for CM 220: Stephanie Thompson: Department Chair: Mike Keathley: Asst. Dept. Chair for 200 level courses: Kim Westerman: 2.

Course Issues Course Issues link under Course Home Use to report any links that do not work, missing readings, etc. 3

Readings No readings from The Kaplan Guide to Successful Writing included in the readings for each unit; students should have hard copy if they just took CM 107, or they can download from the Writing Center. Sharepoint site has zip file with all of the readings Inspiration Gallery posted under Course Home (unit 1) Logical Fallacy Gallery posted in Doc Sharing 4

Invention: The Journey of the “ Big Idea ” CM220 takes the theme of invention and the exploration of BIG IDEAS that impact the world, our communities, and our lives, while situating these themes within a persuasive writing framework. You will explore and practice several persuasive forms of writing throughout the course and examine writing as invention in various settings and situations. You will create an “appeal for change” as a final project that presents an idea and a plan for implementation. One component of the final will be a multi-modal component such as a blog, podcast, or web site that can disseminate their idea to a wide audience. 5

The Inspirations... Reunification of composition departments MSNBC program The Big Idea Desire for more innovative topics and less opportunity to plagiarize Need to eliminate repetition of 107 while maintaining “flow” from one course to next 6

Big Ideas Issue/problemLimiting topicAudienceSolution/ Argument ViolenceBullying in the school system 1.Local board of education 2.Local government 1.Create a no-tolerance policy 2.Create a jobs program OR business internship program for teenagers ObesityObesity among the youngA specific school district Mandatory physical education courses OR banning soda machines in the schools OR creating an on-site garden for improving school lunches Bad education system Low student scores and high drop- out rates State school system Create a year-round school calendar HungerHunger in a particular communityA community or businessCreate a food-bank OR create a community garden or co-op 7

Course Description CM220 is designed to develop the writer’s skills in: Research, both primary and secondary Evaluation of research Application of critical thinking skills Development of effective persuasive arguments Supporting arguments with credible sources APA citation Collaboration Prewriting, editing, and revision process 8

Course Tour 9

Doc Sharing 10

Assignments Invention Labs (Discussions): 40 points each Units 5 and 7 have two responses/two threads Seminars (10 points each) Projects: Unit 2 “pitch” (thesis), unit 4 interview sheet and discussion of research, unit 6 draft, unit 9 final Tech Labs in units 2-7 will introduce students to technologies they can use for multimodal component of final 11

Invention Labs 12

Units 2, 4, 6 projects Unit 2: Create working thesis statement, research plan, and “pitch” for big idea Unit 4: Primary and secondary research. Complete pre-interview worksheet, summarize 3 outside sources (which ones helpful and why, one must be an opposing viewpoint), References page Unit 6: 3-5 page draft, in addition to the title and references page). Must include 3 sources (one must be academic) 13

Tech Labs (Units 2-7) 14

Tech Labs Introduce students to technologies like Animoto, podcasts, and blogging that they can use to create the multimodal component of their final Grade students on ideas, not technological proficiency Tech Labs rate difficulty level and provide links so students can see examples 15

Scribus Poster Example 16

Final Project: Portfolio Revision of draft (unit 6 project) Revision of letter to the editor (unit 5 invention lab) Revision of technology presentation (unit 7 invention lab) Responses to reflection questions 17

Reflection for final For the final, you will also write a reflection piece that answers the following questions in paragraph form: What did you learn about yourself as a writer? As a thinker? What did you learn about the process of writing? What skills did you develop that might help you in the future? What did you take from the larger conversation with others? How did your feedback from peers and your instructor affect the revision of your blueprint, letter to the editor, and presentation? 18

Invention Lab What is a problem in the nation or in your community that needs changing and why? Do you have any “big ideas” for addressing this problem? This problem could be tied to your field of study or it could be something with more personal implications. If you do not yet have a “big idea,” find one from the Inspiration Gallery to discuss for this week’s lab. Hopefully, this unit will help inspire you to find a problem that needs solving or help you brainstorm potential ideas. Your initial post should be about words, and your responses to two classmates should be a minimum of 100 words each. Offer suggestions regarding your classmate’s “big idea,” noting whether you think it is a solvable problem and why. 19