ENGL 830 Course Syllabus (Summer 2024)
“You can make anything by writing” — C.S. Lewis
Course Instructor
- Dr. Pagnucci’s Contact Information
- Summer Office Hours: By Appointment
Course Access
- Semester: Summer 2024
- Banner Course Number (CRN): 30237
- Section: 002
- Meeting Time: 8:00 a.m. (Eastern/IUP) – 11:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday
- Location: Jane Leonard Hall, Room 306
- Course D2L Site (requires IUP login)
- Delivery Mode: This course will be taught in person
Course Information & Policies
- Course Description, Overview, Philosophy, and Pedagogy
- Course Goals and Learning Outcomes
- Course Technology
- Course Policies
- IUP Policies
Course Requirements and Grading
- Due July 15: Course Requirement–Cool Course Assignment
- DUE July 16: Course Requirement–Course Syllabus
- DUE July 22: Course Requirement–DEIB Statement
- DUE July 23: Course Requirement–Course Rationale
- DUE July 24: Course Requirement–Teacher Website
- Ongoing: Course Requirement–Course Participation
- FINAL DUE DATE July 29: Flexible Course Deadline for All Assignments
Course Chapters (Course Schedule)
- Part 1 (Week 1–July 1-3): A Writing Journey
- Preface: A Journal Writing Activity to Get Started
- Chapter 1: The Journey Begins
- Chapter 2: The Power of Writing
- On Telling Stories: An Overview of Narrative Inquiry
- Writing Transfer (with Special Guest: Dr. Dana Driscoll)
- Part 2 (Week 2–July 8-10): The College Composition Course
- Chapter 3: The Writing Process
- Interlude: OPTIONAL CAL Lunch @ North Dining (Wednesday July 8 @ 11:30 a.m.)
- Chapter 4: Composition Course Design
- Chapter 5: Your Composition Course (@ Commonplace Coffeehouse)
- Interlude: OPTIONAL CAL Happy Hour @ Hilton (Wednesday July 10 @ 4:00 p.m.)
- Part 3 (Week 3–July 15-17): Teaching Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
- Chapter 6: Cool Course Assignments & Your Teacher Website
- Chapter 7: Teaching Multilingual Writers
- Chapter 8: Teaching for Social Justice (Cafe Amadeus @ 628 Philadelphia St.)
- Interlude: OPTIONAL CAL Dinner @ Brunzi’s Bar (Thursday, July 18, 6:30 p.m. @ 470 Philadelphia St.)
- Part 4 (Week 4–July 22-24): Pedagogical Approaches
- Chapter 9: Poems for English B (& Other) Teachers
- Chapter 10: Conferences in Dr. Pagnucci’s Office (@ 506L Jane Leonard Hall)
- Chapter 11: The Poetry of Teaching (@ Commonplace Coffeehouse)
- Interlude: OPTIONAL CAL Ice Cream @ The Meadows (Wednesday, July 24, 3:30 p.m. @ 1904 Oakland Ave.)
- Part 5 (Week 5–July 29): Flexible Due Date for All Remaining Course Requirements
Course Resources
- Course Bibliography
- Composition Pedagogies
- Composition Studies Historical Timeline
- Composition Studies Resources
- Teacher Research
Archived English 830 Materials