FYS:\u00a0 Utopian Visions<\/p>\n
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Professor Carol Reeves, 325B Jordan Hall,\u00a0creeves@butler.edu<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Educational Philosophy of the Freshman Year Seminar<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n WHAT THIS CLASS IS NOT:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 This is not a class in which you must learn a particular knowledge base or subject matter.\u00a0 As you can see, all the freshman seminars are about different topics, so what topic is addressed is not important.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 This is not a class in which basic grammar and compositional elements will be taught directly.\u00a0 We assume that you come to us with basic skills in those areas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 This is not a class in which the teacher will lecture as the main vehicle for imparting knowledge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WHAT THIS CLASS IS:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 In this class, you will not learn subject matter as much as how to think, how to discuss ideas, how to write about your own ideas, and how to speak with confidence and power.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 In this class, you will be helped to raise your writing ability to the college level rather than simply repeat what you did in high school.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 In this class, you will learn how to be an educated person who is not just going to sit passively and wait for knowledge to be given to you but to engage actively in gaining knowledge on your own and with others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Course Description:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This Freshmen seminar will explore the dream of a perfect society through reading, writing about and discussing some of the classics in utopian literature.\u00a0 We will also see that such works are actually politically engaged because they indirectly critique the authors\u2019 own societies.\u00a0 Students in this class will improve their speaking, writing, critical thinking and listening abilities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fall<\/strong>:\u00a0 Utopias<\/p>\n Spring<\/strong>:\u00a0 Anti-utopias and Apocalyptic warnings\u00a0 Also, we will explore real, present day, \u201cintentional communities\u201d here in the United States.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fall:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Plato, The Republic<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Moore,\u00a0Utopia<\/em>\u2028 . Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc (January 3, 1999)\u2028> 0. ISBN: 087220376X<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gillman,\u00a0Herland<\/em>\u2028.\u00a0 (Publisher: Dover Publications; New Ed edition (September 2, 1998)\u2028> 0. Language: English\u2028> 0. ISBN: 0486404293\u2028> 0.\u2028> 0.\u2028> 0.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Spring:<\/strong>\u00a0 (additional texts to be selected)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Huxley,\u00a0Brave New World<\/em>.\u2028\u00a0 (Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics; Reprint edition\u2028> (September 1, 1999\u2028> ISBN: 0060929871\u2028> 0.\u2028> 0).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Piercy,\u00a0Woman on the Edge of Time<\/em>.\u00a0 (Publisher: Fawcett; Reissue edition (November 12, 1985)\u2028> ISBN: 0449210820\u2028)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Course Requirements<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Written Work<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Informal writing:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15%<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Seven<\/strong>\u00a0informal \u201cwrites\u201d on assigned topics.\u00a0 These informal writes should be about two pages, typed, but can be longer if that allows more thinking.\u00a0 They will be read and assessed by the professor on a 1 to 5 point scale according to 1) effort, 2) thinking and creativity\u00a0 3) clear writing.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 = A; 4 = B; 3 = C<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Formal Writing\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u202630%<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2 essays that should be 3 to 5 pages long<\/p>\n 1 essay that should be 6 to 7 pages long<\/p>\n NOTE:\u00a0 The student may decide which essay will be the longer.\u00a0\u00a0All formal essays must go through the drafting process, so with each essay, the professor must see a rough draft.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1 summary of an academic article<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Speaking and Class\/community Contributions:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two mini-research assignments\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202610%<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students will research selected topics then present the information orally to the rest of the class.\u00a0 No power point presentations allowed.\u00a0 The class will take notes on every presentation and will be responsible for knowing the information.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seminar Performance\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202625%<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A seminar\u2019s success depends upon the community of individuals in the class as much as on the professor, his or her instruction, and the selected texts.\u00a0 Your presence in class, your engagement, your contributions to class discussion, your ideas and views, your questioning of your peers and your professor are all part of your performance.\u00a0 Missing classes, saying nothing in class, blowing off the reading\u2014these behaviors are not conducive to seminar or personal success.\u00a0 If I feel that you are falling down on your responsibilities to the seminar, I will ask you to drop the course.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TO CHECK KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES, I WILL CALL ON EACH ONE OF YOU SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE SEMESTER TO ANSWER A READING QUESTION (SEE SYLLABUS), SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ANSWERED THE READING QUESTIONS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you have any particular reason why I should not call on you, please email me with an explanation.\u00a0 But if it is simply that you do not want to look stupid before your peers, then make sure you are well prepared for class.\u00a0 And by the way, all of us will make mistakes and have trouble conveying our thoughts, whether in writing or in speaking.\u00a0 The struggle to grow is not painless.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Quizzes\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u20265%<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n You will have a quiz after student presentations of historical information.\u00a0 You will also have surprise quizzes over the reading from time to time\u2014just to keep you on your toes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mental and Social Health Practices<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 We will have \u201cBuddy teams\u201d in class, pairs of students who exchange email and phone numbers and who will be class \u201cbuddies\u201d for the semester.\u00a0 You will have a different buddy in the spring.\u00a0 You and your buddy will be required to do some type of social activity together during the semester.\u00a0 I will also join two or more buddy pairs to attend an event together.\u00a0 A main requirement of buddies is to help each other, to talk about class, and to alert me about any problems.\u00a0 You must not buddy with someone you already know.\u00a0 There is no grade for this activity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Classroom Policies:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Attendance every day is expected.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>If you are ill and cannot come to class, let me know.\u00a0 If you have a family emergency that requires your presence, speak to the Dean of Students, Levester Johnson, who will send a release to your professors.\u00a0 More than two absences will affect your grade negatively.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 All informal writes, drafts, and essays are due in class on the day they are assigned and no later.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Generally, if you are well organized, you should be able to turn in those assignments on time, even if you become ill.\u00a0 However, extended illnesses or other unforeseeable events do call for some accommodations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 If you have a learning disability<\/strong>, make sure that you speak to me about what is needed for you to be successful in class.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 If you must miss class due to illness or some other matter, check with your Buddy for what you missed<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Be honest.\u00a0 Copying the work of others\u2014which is plagiarism\u2014is absolutely wrong.\u00a0 These are all forms of plagiarism<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Including in your own writing any statement, phrase, paragraph that you \u00a0\u00a0 found in a source without quotation marks and correct attribution.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Including an idea, specific data or other special information that is not \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 found everywhere in your own writing without correct attribution.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Buying an essay from an internet site.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Using another student\u2019s essay as your own.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Using someone else\u2019s research as your own.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n These are the main reasons students plagiarize:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Found something on the internet that they didn\u2019t think they could restate in their own words.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Feel inadequate to the task (the assignment seems overwhelming).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trying to complete assignments in a rush.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 If you are struggling with any aspect of this class, please email me and we will talk.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>You will have two required conferences with me over the semester, but I would love to talk with each of you about your progress at any time. \u00a0Do not be afraid of letting me or any of your other professors know when you are having trouble.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 I will call on you.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>You cannot look down and just hope I don\u2019t call on you.\u00a0 You should get used to being well prepared for class because that is expected at Butler.\u00a0\u00a0 I will mostly ask you to answer the reading questions over the reading assignment, but from time to time, I may ask you more complex questions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are asked, by me or another student, a question that you can\u2019t answer because you find it too complex to answer on the spot, rather than sit there in stunned silence, you may say any of the following that apply:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure I can answer that without some time to think.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Please ask someone else and come back to me later.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 I expect you to be curious and to ask questions<\/strong>.\u00a0 So for every class, prepare a question that you would like to ask me and\/or the rest of the class.\u00a0 Your questions don\u2019t need to be heavy-duty.\u00a0 These will work just fine:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Is anybody else confused about_____.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Who likes this book and why?<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Why are we doing this?<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Dr. Reeves, can we slow down some?<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Dr. Reeves, can we quicken the pace, please?<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Dr. Reeves, why did you pick this book for us to read?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 I expect you to be looking at anyone who is speaking, to be showing that you are listening by nodding or making other gestures.<\/strong>\u00a0 NO INTERNET BROWSING, TEXTING, OR TALKING BY PHONE IS ALLOWED IN CLASS.\u00a0 IF YOU DO THESE THINGS, I WILL ASK YOU TO LEAVE.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Utopian Thought:\u00a0 Fundamental Issues and Questions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FYS:\u00a0 Utopian Visions Professor Carol Reeves, 325B Jordan Hall,\u00a0creeves@butler.edu The Educational Philosophy of the Freshman Year Seminar \u00a0 \u00a0 WHAT THIS CLASS IS NOT: \u00a0 1.\u00a0 This is not a class in which you must learn a … Continue reading