Section A
Last taught Summer 2007-08




















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GIS 140: Writing, Reading, Thinking Ready Readings (Section A, Early Fall Quarter 2007-08)

The following are handouts, informational sheets, and readings that will be assigned or used over the course of the quarter. Each student will recieve a copy of each as a handout in class during the appropriate week. If you miss a sheet, feel free to print out a new copy.

INFORMATION SHEETS

GIS140 Student Info Sheet & Release Form

Ed's Top Ten Ways to Survive University

Ed's Top Ten Rules of Writing

Time Management Tips

Top Ten Traps of Studying

Claims, Claims, Claims

Toulmin's Ideas About Argument

MLA Parenthetical Documentation & Bibliography

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Introductions & Conclusions

Research Paper Proposal Sample

Revision Strategies

COURSE READINGS The readings for class are available via the course packet, on the course website, or through the university’s online course reserves (http://eres.lib.washington.edu). Refer to the class calendar for when specific readings are due. The following is a full bibliographical list of the class readings:

Alexie, Sherman. “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me.” The Writer's Presence. Eds. Donald McQuade and Robert Atwan. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2003: 61-64.      (Available via e-reserve.)

Anzaldúa, Gloria E.. “How to Tame a Wild Tongue.” Reading Contexts. Ed. Gail Stygall. Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2005: 128-132.      (Available via e-reserve.)

Bartholomae, David. “Inventing the University.” Composing Knowledge. Ed. Rolf Norgaard. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2007: 208-213.      (Available via e-reserve.)

Collins, James and Richard Blot. “Introduction: Texts, Power, and Identity.” Literacy and Literacies. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2003: 1-6.      (Available via e-reserve.)

Douglass, Frederick. “Learning to Read and Write.” Fields of Reading. Eds. Comley, Hamilton, Klaus, Scholes, and Sommers. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2001: 71-75.      (Available via e-reserve.)

Freire, Paulo. “The 'Banking' Concept of Education.” Ways of Reading. Eds. Bartholomae and Petrosky. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 1993: 206-219.      (Available via e-reserve.)

Graff, Gerald. “Hidden Intellectualism.” They Say I Say. Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. New York: Norton, 2006: 142-148.      (Available via e-reserve.)

Graff, Gerald and Cathy Birkenstein. “Chapter 2, 3, 7, 8.” They Say I Say. New York: Norton, 2006: 2-47, 88-113.      (Available via e-reserve.)

Hughes, Langston. “Theme for English B.” Fields of Reading. Eds. Comley, Hamilton, Klaus, Scholes, and Sommers. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2001: 108.      (Available via e-reserve.)

Tan, Amy. “Mother Tongue.” Fields of Reading. Eds. Comley, Hamilton, Klaus, Scholes, and Sommers. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2001: 77-82.      (Available via e-reserve.)