Required Texts

Lunsford, Andrea and John Ruszkiewicz. The Presence of Others: Voices and Images that Call for Response. 5th ed. New York: St. Martin's, 2008. (ISBN: 13:978-0-312-46439-4). If you are ordering online, be sure to get the 5th edition AKA POO

Silverman, Hughes and Weinbroer. Rules of Thumb. Boston: McGraw Hill. The latest edition is best because it includes the changes for 2009. AKA ROT

Please choose one of the books from the Whole text booklist You do not have to get your novel right away. We will discuss choices and preferences online.

Education: the Idea of a University

From POO:
• Rose, Mike. "Lives on the Boundary."
• Newman, John Henry. "The Idea of a University." Life."
• Students may also be asked to choose one article of their own choice from education section.

  Online: LA Times articles and others on the topic of "value added" evaluations:

  • First in a series of LA Times articles; "Who's Teaching L.A.'s Kids?"
  • The Economist "Union Rages."
  • Washington Post: "Willingham: Big questions about the LA Times teachers project".

American Cultural Myths: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

• Pinzon. "The Real Story of the Superheroes." (511) My choice. The following list are the articles chosen by the last class.

• Jefferson. "Declaration of Independence"
• Atwood. "A Letter To America." (510)
• Lemann. "In the Ruins."
• Stephanie Coontz "The Way We Wish We Were"

Science: O Brave New World

From POO:

• Bishop. "Enemies of Promise."
• TBA - URL here

Techno-Rhetoric: Writing Goes Digital

• Branham, Craig. "Student's Guide to Research with the WWW." Online. (1997) http://www.slu.edu/departments/english/research/ ( Jan 24, 11).

Last revised Jan '11