Spring 2023
COLWRIT R4B 025 - SEM 025
Reading, Composition, and Research
"For Neighbor and for the Earth"
Teri Crisp
Class #:30704
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
College Writing Programs
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
1
Enrolled: 16
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 17
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
1.5 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week, 1.5 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Teri Crisp
Course Catalog Description
A lecture/seminar satisfying the second half of the Reading & Composition requirement, R4B offers structured and sustained practice in the processes used in reading, critical analysis, and writing. Students engage with thematically-related materials from a range of genres and media. In response, they craft short pieces leading to longer expository and/or argumentative essays. Students develop a research question, draft a research essay, gather, evaluate, and synthesize information from various sources. Elements of the research process--a proposal, an annotated bibliography, an abstract, a works cited list, etc.--are submitted with the final report in a research portfolio. Students write a minimum of 32 pages of prose.
Class Description
How might we work to heal social fissures and restore our damaged planet in this time of possibility? Bill McKibben, one of the first to warn the public about climate change, speaks of "people around the world filled with love for neighbor and for the earth who are resisting, remaking, restoring, renewing, revitalizing." This course will explore the intersection of social justice and earth justice--the grand challenge to create a healthier world for all living things in particular, precious places. We'll consider the work of thoughtful scholars, scientists, activists, and artists, as well as your own research and writing, in a highly collaborative class. This section welcomes multilingual and international students.
Book List: TBA
Class Notes
ENROLLMENT IS RESTRICTED TO STUDENTS WHOSE FIRST OR PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH.
Enrollment is restricted to students who have satisfied the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement. This course satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
Enrollment is restricted to students who have satisfied the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement. This course satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Previously passed an R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Previously passed an articulated R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Score a 4 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature and Composition. Score a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Composition. Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in English.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Second half of the Reading and Composition Requirement
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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