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UGST 109 FIG Seminar
XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | 1 Credit
In this FIG, we will explore the possibilities of rethinking K-12 education and our role in education change. We will discuss the complexity of schools and share our visions for justice and joy in the classroom.
ENG 101 Life Changing Books
Schedule A +B : Arts and Letters (>1) | Tuesday/Thursday | 10:00-11:20 | 16184 | 4 Credits
+Dis | Friday | 11:00-11:50 | 16186
Widely considered one of the best American novels ever written, Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel Beloved is the kind of book that alters the way you think about memory, family, and U.S. history. It is an imaginative, haunting, exquisite work of fiction inspired in part by the story of Margaret Garner, an enslaved woman who made the devastating choice to take her infant daughter’s life rather than hand her over to her enslaver. Beloved is a novel that asks readers to think about the deepest kinds of connections between humans—connections of both love and cruelty—and it is an example of literature’s capacity to shift the earth beneath you in the best way possible. In this course, we will take our time, reading Beloved slowly over the course of the entire quarter, lingering over questions about humanity, shared consciousness, time, history, and Morrison’s singular literary style. We will also supplement our reading of Beloved with contextual, historical, and legal materials to enrich your experience of the novel..
WR 121Z Composition 1
Schedule A: Monday/Wednesday/Friday | 9:00-9:50 | 15488 | 4 Credits
Schedule B: Monday/Wednesday/Friday | 12:00-12:50 | 15495 | 4 Credits
WR 121Z engages students in the study and practice of critical thinking, reading, and writing. The course focuses on analyzing and composing across varied rhetorical situations and in multiple genres. Students will apply key rhetorical concepts flexibly and collaboratively throughout their writing and inquiry processes. Previously WR 121.
