English 202A Writing in the Social Sciences

Course: English 202A -18 Time: TTH 2:30 – 3:45 pm Location: 2 Deike Office Hours: TTH 1:00-2:15 pm by appointment

Instructor: Xiaoye You Office: Burrowes 135 Phone: (814) 863-0595 Email: xuy10@psu.edu

Course Schedule

Week 1 (January 10, 12) Tuesday	Course introduction Course policy and schedule
Thursday	Reading: Introduction to Fieldworking (pp. 1-6) Reading: Understanding Style (Chapter 1) *Choosing a Research Topic Discussion: Possible Research Topics
Week 2 (January 17, 19) Tuesday	Reading: “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” (pp.7-14) Reading: Understanding Style (Chapter 2) Discussion: Stepping in and Stepping out Discussion: Possible Research Topics *Writing: “The Uniqueness of My Community” "The Uniqueness of My Community" Samples
Thursday	Due: “The Uniqueness of My Community” Reading: “Friday Night at Iowa 80” (pp. 24-43) Discussion: Possible Research Topics *Choosing Your Field Site *Writing: Research Proposal & Consent Form Research Proposal Samples
Week 3 (January 24, 26) Tuesday	Peer Review: Research Proposal, 1^st draft Reading: “Research Portfolio” (pp. 43-45) Reading: “Establishing Voice” (pp. 45-51)
Thursday Friday	Peer Review: Research Proposal, 2^nd draft Reading: “Field Notes” (pp. 79-98) Reading: Understanding Style (Chapter 3) Practice Note Taking in Class *Writing: Field Notes Due: Research Proposal, 3^rd draft
Week 4 (Jan. 31, Feb. 2) Tuesday	Conference
Thursday	Conference
Week 5 (February 7, 9) Tuesday	Due: Research Proposal, final draft Reading: “Research Place” (pp. 217-247)   Reading: Understanding Style (Chapter 4) *Writing: Observation Paper
Thursday	Reading: “Strike a Pose” (pp. 247-263)
Week 6 (February 14, 16) Tuesday	Peer Review: Observation Paper, 1^st draft Reading: “Published and Unpublished Sources” (pp. 149-154) “MLA and APA Documentation guidelines” (pp. 475-488) Reading: Understanding Style (Chapter 5) Documentation Exercise (Do Part 1) *Writing: Literature Review Literature Review Samples
Thursday	Due: Observation Paper, 2^nd draft. Due: Summary Reading: Literature Review Samples Library Research Reading: Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation Writing: Summarize “In Roadville” (pp. 325-331) Searching for more sources
Week 7 (February 21, 23) Tuesday	Conference
Thursday	Conference
Week 8 (Feb. 28, March 2) Tuesday	Due: Observation Paper Due: Filed Notes (Set No. 1) Peer Review: Literature Review, 1^st draft Box 6: Sharing Your Initial Notes (pp. 83-85) Reading: Understanding Style (Chapter 6)
Thursday	Due: Literature Review, 2^nd draft Reading: “Research Language, I” (pp. 293-303) Reading: Understanding Style (Chapter 7) *Writing: Interview Essay Interview Essay Samples
Week 9 (March 7, 9)	Spring Break. No Class.
Week 10 (March 14, 16) Tuesday	Conference
Thursday	Out of Town. No Class.
Week 11 (March 21, 23) Tuesday	Due: Literature Review Due: Field Notes (Set No. 2) Reading: “Research Language, II” (pp. 304-315) Reading: Interview (pp. 368-376) Reading: Understanding Style (Chapter 8) Writing: Box 23, 24 (Insider terms, jokes, sayings) Prepare 10 interview questions
Thursday	Discussion: interview strategies
Week 12 (March 28, 30) Tuesday	Reading: “Ralph’s Sports Bar” (pp. 378-391) Reading: Understanding Style (Chapter 9)
Thursday	Due: Interview Paper, 1^st draft Peer Review: Interview Paper, 1^st draft Reading: Understanding Style (Chapter 10)
Week 13 (April 4, 6) Tuesday	Due: Interview Paper, 2^nd draft Reading: “From Details to Verbal Portraiture” (pp. 409-425) *Writing: Ethnographic Essay *Possible Sections for the Ethnographic Essay
Thursday	Reading: “Questioning Your Draft” (pp. 425-436) Reading: “Thickening Your Draft” (pp. 437-447)
Week 14 (April 11, 13) Tuesday	Conference
Thursday	Due: Interview Paper Peer Review: Ethnographic Essay, 1^st draft *Writing: Reflection Paper
Week 15 (April 18, 20) Tuesday	Peer Review: Ethnographic Essay, 2^nd draft
Thursday	Discussions on Issues of Writing Ethnographic Essays Due: Ethnographic Essay, 3^rd draft
Week 16 (April 25, 27) Tuesday	Conference
Thursday	Due: Ethnographic Essay Due: Reflection Paper Due: Research Consent Form Due: Filed Notes (Set No. 3) Course Evaluation