This course develops critical reading, writing, and thinking skills useful in most academic disciplines. This course applies the strategies of classical rhetoric to the field of cultural studies. You are expected to observe the interactions of a social group. Your observation time should total at least five hours. Many of your assignments draw directly on your observations.
Most assignments link directly to later assignments.
The series of linked assignments culminates in a capstone essay incorporating the skills you have learned. You will read and analyze essays by authors including Adrienne Rich, Paulo Freire, and Richard Geertz as well as explanations of rhetorical strategies by Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren. You will receive via Postal Service a guide to using the classroom. CTY provides technical support , although very few students need it. In this password-protected classroom, students post their work to the writing workshop.