College Writing R4B: Reading Composition and Research
“Golden Myths: California Then and Now”
Syllabus
Course Reader (sign-in required)
Course description: This course serves as an introduction to research and research based writing by inviting students to look back through California’s eclectic histories and make connections to some of the contemporary issues they have spawned. In doing so, the primary objective will be to examine how writers and researchers have made sense of California’s history and current events, and begin to apply some of these techniques through acts of research and writing. This course is predicated on the idea that our job as scholars is to explore, understand, and form opinions on difficult problems, and that California’s diverse social, cultural, environmental, economic, and regional landscapes stand to benefit from intellectually informed ideas moving into the future. Beginning with an overview of established theory related to the study of California as both a place and a concept, we will work together to define limited fields of study. Students will then identify and pursue issues relevant to their interests within these fields. Students will be asked to read deeply and carefully, with the goal of forming defined perspectives on a specific topic of their choice through in-depth research and writing.
“Golden Myths: California Then and Now”
Syllabus
Course Reader (sign-in required)
Course description: This course serves as an introduction to research and research based writing by inviting students to look back through California’s eclectic histories and make connections to some of the contemporary issues they have spawned. In doing so, the primary objective will be to examine how writers and researchers have made sense of California’s history and current events, and begin to apply some of these techniques through acts of research and writing. This course is predicated on the idea that our job as scholars is to explore, understand, and form opinions on difficult problems, and that California’s diverse social, cultural, environmental, economic, and regional landscapes stand to benefit from intellectually informed ideas moving into the future. Beginning with an overview of established theory related to the study of California as both a place and a concept, we will work together to define limited fields of study. Students will then identify and pursue issues relevant to their interests within these fields. Students will be asked to read deeply and carefully, with the goal of forming defined perspectives on a specific topic of their choice through in-depth research and writing.
