Themed First-Year English Courses: Spring 2016
ENGL1101:CompositionI
“DoaBarrelRoll…intoPersuasion!”(Lockaby)
Withaspecialfocusonmoderncultureanddigitaltechnology,studentslearn
notonlyhowtowritepersuasively,buthowtoeffectivelyproduceideasina
progressivelyautomatedsociety.
• MWF9-9:50(Dahlonega)/CRN5704
• MWF10-10:50(Dahlonega)/CRN5705
• MWF11-11:50(Dahlonega)/CRN5707
Gender,Race,andClassinAmericanT.V.andFilm(Edelman-Young)
ThiswritingcoursefocusesonAmericanbeliefsaboutgender,race,andclassas
theyaremanifestedinadvertisements,televisionshows,andmovies.Students
willthinkandwritecriticallyabouthowthemedia(mis)representsmenand
women,racialminorities,andworking-classwhites.
• MWF10-10:50(Gainesville)/CRN1550
• MWF11-11:50(Gainesville)/CRN4098
“LifeisaMixtape”:RockNRollComposition(Cantrell)
Haveyoueverwantedtobearocknrollstar?Thisclasscannothelpyou,but
wewillfocusonpopularmusicasanavenuetowritingindifferentgenres
includingpersonal,review,analysis,andculturalcriticismessays.Thisclasswill
featurereadingsfrom331/3’sHowtoWriteAboutPopularMusic,including
essaysonKanyeWest,DaftPunk,andCelineDion.Inthefinalprojectforthe
class,studentswilldoalltherhetoricalworkthatgoesintomakingaband
includingcreatinganame,logo,albumcover,tracklist,andpromotionalvideo.
IfyoueverwantedtobeonthecoveroftheRollingStone,youprobablyhaveto
goelsewhere,butthisclassisafunandinterestingintroductiontocollege
writing.
• TR11:00-12:15(Gainesville)/CRN1612
• TR9:30-10:45(Gainesville)/CRN5775
ENGL1102:CompositionII
AmericanMulticulturalLiterature(Fields)
Inthis1102themedcourse,studentswillconcentrateonmodernmulticultural
shortfiction,plays,andpoetry.Thiscoursewilluseroundtablediscussion,
journaling,andanendofthesemestermulti-mediaprojecttoexplorewhatit
meanstobeAmericanandtoconsiderthecommonalitiesthatbindourcountry
together.TherequiredtextbookforthiscourseisNewWorldsofLiterature:
WritingsfromAmerica’sManyCultures(SecondEdition).
• MWF8:00-8:50(Gainesville)/CRN5768
• MWF9:00-9:50(Gainesville)/CRN1617
Comedy&Composition(Cantrell)
Comedy&Compositionusescomedyandhumorstudiesasanorganizingbody
ofknowledgeandrhetoricaloccasionforclassdiscussion,debate,andresearch.
AsaCompositionIIcourse,thefocusofthisclasstoengageincriticalreadingof
difficulttextsanddevelopingadvancedresearchskillsinordertowrite
rhetoricallyeffective,collegiate-levelresearchpapers.Studentswillspendthe
firstpartofthesemesterreadingtheoreticaltextsonhumortheoryand
learninghowbesttocomprehend,andengagethearguments,methods,
evidence,andstructureofthesetexts.Thesecondhalfofthecoursewillbe
spendabsorbedintheresearchprocess,whichwillculminateinafinalresearch
essay.Inthisclass,studentswillnotjustbewatchingorreadingcomedy,but
alsoreadabouttheprimarytheoriesofhumorandlaughter;discussthegenres
ofstand-upcomedy,sketchcomedy,andparody/satire;andfinally,writea
researchpaperthatdiscussesissuesthatariseduringtheclassaboutcomedy
anditssocialrole.
• MWF8-8:50(Gainesville)/CRN5769
• TR8-9:15(Gainesville)/CRN1615
CompositionII(Easton)
Inthiscoursestudentswillstudyfictionasameanstohonecriticalanalysisand
writingskills.Studentswillanalyzetextual,visual,andaudiomaterial.
• TR12:30-1:45(Gainesville)/CRN1623
• TR2-3:15(Gainesville)/CRN1627
CompositionII(Gessell)
ThissectionisONLYforstudentsforwhomEnglishisaSecondLanguage.This
classdevelopsstudents’writingskillsthroughresponsiveessaystoreadingsin
threeliterarygenres—poetry,shortfiction,andshortdrama.Discussionofthe
textsandwritingskillswilldevelopstudents’criticalunderstandingand
aestheticappreciationforliterature,aswelltheirabilitytoexpresstheirideasin
writing.
• TR11-12:15(Dahlonega)/CRN4623
CompositionII(Gessell)
Thisclassdevelopsstudents’writingskillsthroughresponsiveessaystoreadings
inthreeliterarygenres—poetry,shortfiction,andshortdrama.Discussionof
thetextsandwritingskillswilldevelopstudents’criticalunderstandingand
aestheticappreciationforliterature,aswelltheirabilitytoexpresstheirideasin
writing.
• TR3:30-4:45(Dahlonega)/CRN4624
CompositionII(Rifenburg)
Thesecondinatwo-partrequiredcompositionsequence,thiscourseinvites
studentstoengagewiththelevelofscholarlywritingexpectedattheuniversity
level.WardleandDowns’sWritingAboutWritingfocusedstudent’sattentionto
whotheyareaswriters.
• TR9:30-10:45(Dahlonega)/CRN4802
ContemporaryWarintheClassroom(Kelly)
ThissectionofENGL1102focusesonessays,journalism,poetry,andshort
storiesthataddresstheaftermathofwarinIraqandAfghanistan.Manyofthe
selectionsarewrittenbysoldiersandMarinesthemselves;however,important
essaysarealsoauthoredbythemothersofthewoundedandthemedical
personnelwhotakecareofthedying.Therequiredtextbook,StandingDown:
FromWarriortoCivilian,illustratesthelongwalkfromthebattlefieldtothe
homefront.FeaturedwritersincludeBenjaminBusch,BrianTurner,Margaret
Atwood,andMyrnaBein.
• MW1:15-2:30(Gainesville)/CRN1573
• MW4:05-5:20(Gainesville)/CRN5807
• TR9:30-10:45(Gainesville)/CRN1609
• TR2-3:15(Gainesville)/CRN1630
DetectiveFiction(Worrall)
ThiscoursefocusesonDetectiveFictionfromitsbeginningstothepresent.
Duringthesemester,studentswilllearnaboutthecharacteristicsofdetective
fictionthroughreadingselectionsfeaturingamateur,private,andpolice
detectives.StudentswillthenconcentrateonSherlockHolmes,readingshort
storiesandthenovelTheHoundoftheBaskervilles.Thefinalprojectwillfocus
oninternationaldetectivenovel.
• TR12:30-1:45(Gainesville)/CRN1619
“DoaBarrelRoll…intoKnowledge!”(Lockaby)
Plato+videogames,composition+MadMax,criticalthinking+Batman….By
focusingontheintersectionoftraditionalandnon-traditionaltexts,students
learnthattheformationofargumentsisn’tresearchalone,butwhatideasyou
smashtogetherduringtheprocess.
• TR9:30-10:45(Dahlonega)/CRN5721
• TR12:30-1:45(Dahlonega)/CRN5712
TheEvolutionofEpic(Dodson)
Studentsinthiscourselearnthewritingprocessbyexaminingtheevolutionof
epic.WewriteabouttheepicelementsofmodernworkssuchasLordofthe
Rings,StarWars,andHarryPotterthroughthelensofclassicworkssuchasthe
Iliad,Beowulf,KingArthur,andothers.
• TR8:00-9:15(Gainesville)/CRN1603
• TR12:30-1:45(Gainesville)/CRN1624
FeminismandPopCulture(Williams)
Thiscoursewillexploretheinfluenceoffeminismonrecentpopularculture.By
focusingprimarilyonpopularliterature,television,andfilm,wewillinterrogate
thewaysthatculturaltextsreflect,shape,andchallengeourdefinitionof
feminismandourconceptsofgender.Studentswillreadonenovelandwill
watchonefilminclass.Issuesofrace,class,andsexualitywillalsoinformour
discussions.
• TR9:30-10:45(Gainesville)/CRN1607
• TR3:30-4:45(Gainesville)/CRN1635
• TR5:30-6:45(Gainesville)/CRN5817
InjusticewithintheJusticeSystem(Bell)
StudentsinthissectionwillreadandwriteessayscenteredonBryan
Stevenson’sJustMercy,abookthatemergedoutoftheauthor’sworkwiththe
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Themed First-Year English Courses: Spring 2015
EqualJusticeInitiative,anorganizationdevotedtochallengingunfairpractices
inAmerica’sjusticesystem,mostlyfocusingondisparityincapitalpunishment
andmandatoryminimumsentencinglaws.Thiscoursewillsatisfythecuriosity
ofstudentsinterestedinreading,discussing,andwritingabouttheseimportant
contemporarysocialjusticeissues.
• MWF10-10:50(Gainesville)/CRN5778
• MWF11-11:50(Gainesville)/CRN1564
MoralEvilinLiterature(McEver)
Studentwritinginthisclasswillrespondtoquestionssurroundingthedarkside
ofhumannature.Whiledevelopingwritingthatisthoughtfulandaccessible,
studentswillconsiderquestionssuchas,Isevilaconsequenceofsocialsystems,
powerstructures,orisevilsomeinnerdeficitofhumannature?
• MW2:40-3:55(Dahlonega)/CRN5698
• MW4:05-5:20(Dahlonega)/CRN5700
• MWF9-9:50(Dahlonega)/CRN5703
• MWF10-10:50(Dahlonega)/CRN5702
• MWF11-11:50(Dahlonega)/CRN5701
NarrativeofPlace(Dillard)
Whetherdrawntothebustleofanurbanspace,thesolitudeofaruralretreat,
orsomewhereinbetween,ourcircumstancesarelargelyinfluencedby
geographiclocation.Thisthemed1102courseexplorestravelliteratureand
narrativesofplaceasareflectionofsociety.Primarysourcematerialwill
includeaselectionofnovels,poetry,andvisualnarrativeoftheeighteenth
centurytothepresent.
• TR11-12:15(Gainesville)/CRN1614
• TR12:30-1:45(Gainesville)/CRN1621
RhetoricandtheUniversity(Boedy)
Thiscourseseekstosituaterhetoricsandliteraciesabouttheuniversitywithin
itsproducts:itsbrands,itscurriculum,itsculture,itsrelationshipswithother
organizations.Wewillexploreancientrhetoricasatoolforthinkingin“the
academy.”Someofthequestionswewanttoworkthrougharethepurposeof
theuniversity,thestatusofhighereducation,andwhatmightbeitsfuture.The
firsthalfofthesemesterwillsituatewhatitmightmeantowriteandthink
rhetoricallyandthesecondhalfwillsupplysuchattunementtothe“university”
asarhetoricalsubjectandaplaceforrhetoricaleducation.
• MWF8-8:50(Gainesville)/CRN5765
• MWF9-9:50(Gainesville)/CRN1504
• MWF10-10:50(Gainesville)/CRN1555
SoundandScript(Grandt)
“IneverplayaballadunlessIknowthelyrics,”jazzsaxophonistSonnyCriss
onceasserted;“it’sjustasimportanttomeasthe[chord]changes.”Criss’s
observation,especiallyintriguingconsideringthathewasaninstrumentalist,
pointstoasalientinterfacebetweentheactsofstorytellingandmusic-making:
theybothentailtheembellishmentofthepassageoftime.Evenso,musicand
textmayappeartobetwoentirelydifferent,maybeevenincompatible,modes
ofcommunication—andyet,asCrissastutelypointsout,theybothare
essentiallystorytellingprocesses.How,then,dobothwords(script)andmusic
(sound)contributetotheproduction,dissemination,andconsumptionof
stories—specificallyof‘musical’stories—andtheirmeaning(s)?Therefore,this
semesterweshallnavigatetheintersectionofmusic-makingandstorytellingin
AugustWilson’sMaRainey’sBlackBottom,JackieKay’sTrumpet,andNick
Hornby’sHighFidelity.
• MW1:15-2:30(Gainesville)/CRN1581
• MW2:40-3:55(Gainesville)/CRN1594
VirtuallyYou(Ng)
Inthiscoursestudentswillberesearchingtheinternetanditsrelationshipwith
differentaspectsoftheirlives.Theywillexplorehownationalissuesmanifestat
locallevels.
• MWF8-8:50(Oconee)/CRN5907
• MWF9-9:50(Oconee)/CRN5908
WritingaboutTheatreII(Griffin)
EnglishCompositionII(ENGL1102)isthesecondoftwothree-semester-hour
compositioncoursesrequiredofeverystudentinAreaAoftheSemesterCore
Curriculum.Thebroadgoalofourcompositionsequenceistohelpour
studentsrecognizethatwritingisacomplex,labor-intensiveprocessthat
involvesactivereading,criticalthinking,multiple-draftwriting,andprecise
editing.Inthissection,“WritingaboutTheatreII,”studentswillfindthese
learningopportunitiesthroughadetailedassessmentofdramatictexts
performance.Pleasenote:Someofthecourseworkdevelopedforthisclass
reflectstherecentcollaborativepartnershipbetweenUNGandboththeAtlanta
ShakespeareCompanyandtheResurgensTheatreCompany.Assuch,students
shouldexpecttoattendplaysattheNewAmericanShakespeareTavernin
Atlanta.
• MW2:40-3:55(Gainesville)/CRN1592
• TR3:30-4:45(Gainesville)/CRN1706
WritingfortheSciences(Pearson)
Thisclassisdesignedforstudentsgoingintothephysicalorsocialsciences,
health,education,oranyothermajorthatusesexperiment/labreportsas
readingsand/orwritingassignments.Youwilldesignandimplementyourown
researchprojectusingsurveysandinterviewsandthenpresentitbothina
formalscientificpaperandasaformalpresentationposter.YoudoNOTneed
anyspecialscientificknowledgeforthiscourse.
• MWF10-10:50(Gainesville)/CRN1552
• MWF11-11:50(Gainesville)/CRN1560
ENGL1102H:CompositionIIHonors
Posthuman:Robots,Androids,andCyborgs(Worrall)
The class will discuss the various definitions of posthuman. Then, considering
thesedefinitions,theclasswillexplorerepresentationsofrobots,androids,and
cyborgs in both literature and film. The final project will be a group project
researchingthepresentstateofandfuturepredictionsforthesetechnologies.
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TR11-12:15(Gainesville)/CRN1484
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