2/10/2020 Agenda

To do for class today: Read “Strong Body Paragraphs” handout Today’s agenda: Quiz on “Strong Body Paragraphs” handout (D2L) Review the rubric draft and provide any comments before finalizing Brainstorm project one (handout) Materials:

Friday January 31

Getting ready for today Navigate through the virtual map of TCU campus and familiarize yourself with the following online spaces connected to TCU:(1) Virtual map(2) Accessibility at TCU(3) Report a Barrier(4) TCU-Sanctioned Resources(5) TCU Disability Services What we’re doing Moving Across Campus(1) Venture together across TCU’s campus near Reed Hall to identify accessibility issues.(2) All students will have the option of opting-out

Wednesday January 29

Getting ready for class Read “Introduction to Primary Research” by Dana Driscoll Familiarize ourselves with the following resources on “reverse-outlining” strategies: OWL at Purdue UW Writing Center Duke University Writing Studies Resources Mapping Access Methodology Pedagogy of Care Interactive Campus Map | TCU Building List at TCU Library Floor Plans Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

Monday January 27

Getting ready for class Read “Occupying Autism” by Melanie Yergeau What we’re doing We’ll be discussing the various “models” of disability. While this is not a “disability studies” course, understanding the distinctions between the various models is imperative in understanding the developments and ongoing work taking place in and around disability studies and writing studies.

Friday January 24th

Getting ready for class: Black Feminism, Disability Justice, and the Specificity of Critique For class, read both of the following texts: “A Black Feminist Statement” by the Combahee River Collective “Writing Strategies: What’s Your Positionality” What we’re doing Quiz on rhetorical argumentation techniques (click here for information) Discuss “positionality” and fill out a “positionality map”

Wednesday January 22nd

Getting ready for class Submit at least one (1) discussion question based on either of our readings for today “Stop Depicting Technology As Redeeming Disabled People” by Ashley Shew or “Dancing is Existing” by Riah Person Go to D2L and submit your question under the “January 22 Discussion Questions” topic Respond to at least one

Friday January 17th

Key terms in rhetoric and argumentation Logos is a technique for invoking logic and reason to persuade an audience or present an argument. Some people might consider the following to be examples logos: Example #1: Political Ideals (By Bertrand Russell) “The wage system has made people believe that what a man needs is work. This, of course,

Wednesday January 15th

Getting ready for class Read the Introduction to Audre Lorde’s Cancer Journals Read “17th Floor: A Pedagogical Oracle from/with Audre Lorde” by Alexis Pauline Gumbs What we’re doing Starting Unit One: Disability and the Writing Body Body-Minds-Environments-Relations: A model for analysis Discussing embodied writing and Lorde’s work as anti-ableist composition practice Time permitting: reading “The Shape

Monday January 13th

What we’re working on to get ready for class Reading our course syllabus. Coming to class prepared to discuss the course and grading procedures. What we’re doing Introduction to the course:(1) Syllabus & Grading Policies(2) Description of the theme (Disability and Writing)(3) Collaborative nature of the course: collaborative inquiry as practice Mapping Care at TCU: