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SYLLABUS FOR WRITING AS A WAY OF HEALING

Credits 3
ENG 2011-01-HF
Spring 2023

Instructor: Dr. Daneryl Weber

Instructor Phone: 845-434-5750 x4239
Instructor Email: dweber@sunysullivan.edu
Office Hours: W 3-5, R 11-12, also online by appointment, Tutoring Center hour TBD
Course Format: HyFlex (see description below)
Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/9442345098?pwd=K3BFRUh0Q0dyUm5XZi9yMFR4OStpUT09
Meeting Times/Location: MW 12:45-2:05, F-005
Course Start Date: 1/23/2023
Course End Date: 5/12/2023
Last Day to Withdraw: 4/7/2023

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Students explore in theory and practice the concept that writing can be a restorative
tool. Students write and respond to readings on the health and emotional benefits of
specific writing approaches and then draft, workshop, and revise their own writing in a
variety of genres, including personal narrative, short memoir, and creative nonfiction.

CO/PREREQUISITES

Composition I or permission of the instructor.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

General Education Learning Outcomes 8. THE ARTS

Students will:
• demonstrate an understanding of at least one principal form of artistic expression and
the creative process inherent therein.

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Upon completing this course, students will:

● Describe, discuss, and analyze the three steps of restorative writing and evaluate
arguments about its effectiveness
● Explore their own history using writing as a tool for emotional health and
self-care, applying principles of writing for healing to nonfiction genres of their
choice
● Practice and apply principles of the process and craft of writing through drafting,
workshopping, and revising
● Read, analyze, and respond to each other’s creative works in guided peer review
● Reflect on the effectiveness of writing for healing as well as on their own work

COURSE MATERIALS

DeSalvo, Louise. Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Changes Our
Lives, Beacon Press, 2000.

● Links to other readings, resources, and materials will be provided on Brightspace

and in class.
● All assignments must be submitted in Brightspace.
● All writing assignments will be checked using the plagiarism checker in
Brightspace.

Please contact me asap with any questions about the technology.

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPORT

Brightspace (Digital Learning Environment) is where your course materials and grades
can be located.

Pulse – Mobile access to your Brightspace Classes. Download from your phone’s Play
or App Store. Choose the app from SUNY.

Brightspace Help – contact brightspace@sunysullivan.edu or go to E006 for in-person

help.

Campus Tech Support Phone: 845-434-5750 extension 4457

Campus Tech Support Email: ithelpdesk@sunysullivan.edu

EVALUATION AND GRADING SCALE

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GRADING WEIGHTS:
Grade Items
Category % Of Grade (Learning Activities)

Discussions 40% Intro

10 Reading Response
4 Peer Review Boards
15 Soapbox
Informal 20% Writer’s Journal - In-class/outside of class
Exercises, Topic List, Life Timeline,
Written
Freewrites, Reflections, Writing Plans, etc.
Assignments

Formal 30% Three Writing Projects

Two Drafts, Two Peer Reviews each
Projects

Final 10% Reflection Letter & Final Revisions

Two Drafts, Two Peer Reviews
Portfolio

TOTAL 100%

GRADING SCALE:

Grade, Grade Points, & Numerical Equivalent

Grade Numerical Grade Point

Equivalent

A 93-100 4
A- 90-92 3.67
B+ 87-89 3.33
B 83-86 3
B- 80-82 2.67
C+ 77-79 2.33
C 73-76 2
C- 70-72 1.67
D+ 67-69 1.33
D 63-66 1
D- 60-62 0.67
F 0-59 0

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This class uses a labor-based grading system. That means you will be graded
according to how thoroughly you complete all required assignments, including all steps
of the writing process. Attention to drafting, feedback, and sound principles of editing
and revision will be crucial to your success.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY

Found on the college website at https://sunysullivan.edu/academic-policies/

Plagiarism, the use of another’s words or ideas without giving proper credit, and
cheating, are violations of ethical behavior within the academic community. Plagiarism
or other acts of academic dishonesty must be reported to the Division Dean, and
disciplinary action will be taken. If the act is caught after the semester has ended, action
may still be taken with a grade change. Unless the instructor authorizes otherwise, all
assignments must be individual, original work created for this specific class. Students
who commit acts of academic dishonesty will be penalized in the following capacity:

- 1st offense: F on the assignment and possibly the class.

- 2nd offense: 0 on the assignment and F in the class.
- Plagiarizing students will not be permitted to withdraw. Additional academic penalties
may be pursued.

In this course, plagiarism includes

1. the word-for-word use of material from an outside source that is not put in quotation
marks or a block quote (as appropriate) and properly cited; and
2. the use of another’s ideas and/or sentence structures without properly crediting the
source; or
3. recycling your papers (or someone else’s) from another class without permission.

In this course, a misuse of source includes any incomplete or faulty attempt to cite a
source with errors in the use of quotation marks or attribution. At my discretion, students
who misuse sources (without plagiarizing) may be given the chance to re-do the
assignment with a possible 20% point penalty. I reserve the right to evaluate plagiarism
versus misuse of sources on a case-by-case basis.

COURSE POLICIES AND EXPECTATIONS

This HyFlex class affords various options for completing the coursework. Please pay
attention to deadlines and stay on track and use the Weekly Soapbox (or the private

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message function as needed) to notify me of any issues that may arise. In general,
timely communication is key to your success in college (and life).

PARTICIPATION EXPECTATIONS

This is a HyFlex class. The HyFlex design offers students options that other classes do
not. This class will provide you with three alternative and equal paths to completing the
work for the course. You can participate face-to-face in the classroom, join us
synchronously via Zoom, or complete the work asynchronously outside of designated
class times as you would in a fully online class.

All class discussions will be recorded and posted in Brightspace with transcripts. Group
work will be posed in the Discussion Boards. This will allow all students in the course to
review and revisit course material and discussion as needed.

The HyFlex class is designed to enable students who are juggling multiple commitments
and obligations to still learn and succeed. This HyFlex gives you ongoing choices about
your mode of participation and complete control over your weekly schedule while still
providing you with a structure that should help complete the coursework successfully.
How you participate is up to you. As long as you complete the coursework, there are no
penalties for choosing any of the three options on any given day.

LATE WORK/MAKE-UP POLICY

Due to the enhanced flexibility of the HyFlex classroom, generally late work will not be
accepted. All work for the week is due by class (12:45 pm) every Monday. Once an
assignment is graded, I will mark the column as GRADED in the Gradebook; after that,
no more work for that assignment will be accepted.

Please also make sure you post in the Discussion Board well before the deadline,
ideally several days earlier, so your classmates have a chance to respond.

The good news is that you will have opportunities to make up lost points in every
module. For example, if you miss a peer review session, you can do extra reviews in the
next round. You can submit a response form on a later reading/viewing to make up for
missed assignments or to earn extra points.

However, you must complete the required number of revised pages (20) to pass
the class. The portfolio assignment at the end of the semester allows you to hand in
any missing projects for 80% of the credit, as long as you have participated in the peer

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review and revision process during the semester. This “last chance” path with a final
opportunity for feedback and review reflects the flexibility and student-centered control
of the HyFlex design.

ONLINE ATTENDANCE POLICY

You will be marked P for Present every week that you’ve completed all assignments. If
you complete some of the assignments for that week, you will be marked LE for Left
Early. Note that your grade depends on the assignment points you earn over the course
of the semester, not on which mode you choose for participating in any given week.

REGULAR AND SUBSTANTIVE INTERACTION

As your instructor, whether you attend in class, synchronously online, or asynchronously

online, I plan to interact and engage with each of you on a regular basis throughout the
term to support your learning. I will provide direct instruction related to the course’s
learning objectives, respond to your questions, grade and/or provide feedback on your
submitted coursework, post regular announcements, and engage in the course
discussion areas regarding academic course content when appropriate.

NETIQUETTE

This class is built on trust. Building community is vital to the success of the work of this
course, which requires us to share our stories honestly and be sympathetic, supportive
readers and listeners. Sharing with a compassionate audience and affirming community
creates the space for restoration and healing.

We will create the guidelines for the class together at the beginning of the semester.
This will help us map the behaviors expected of well-mannered, compassionate,
open-minded, thoughtful adults who show respect to others–and ourselves–even when
we disagree. Showing up for each other will be key. This means being prepared, doing
the work, paying attention, and giving your best effort in all class activities, especially in
activities where your classmates are depending on your participation in order to
complete the assignment. The more you put into this class, the more you’ll get out of it.

ADDITIONAL COURSE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

This is a Writing Intensive Class. It requires ten (10) or more pages of formal writing,
such as essays that count for a significant grade. Drafting and revision are required of
formal writing. The class also requires five (5) or more pages of low- and middle-stakes
writing, such as in-class writing to warm up sleepy brains, written quizzes, journals, etc.

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that may or may not be graded. Drafting and/or revision is at the discretion of the
instructor. The total number of pages during the semester should equal twenty (20) or
more.

Note: this class requires twenty (20) pages of revised work and regular informal writing
in your Writer’s Journal, including writing at least 20 minutes in your Journal four days in
a row for each of the first four weeks.

Withdrawal Policy:

Students may withdraw from a full semester (15 weeks) course at any time before the
end of the tenth (10th) week. No “W” grade may be issued after the last day of the tenth
(10th) week or its equivalent, except for extenuating circumstances, and then, only with
the approval of the Division Dean. The last day to withdraw from a course this
semester is indicated in the header above.

FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS

Every week, you will give me feedback on the class, the coursework, or any issues you
are having in or outside of class in the Soapbox Discussion Board. There will also be a
survey and a final class reflection at the end of the semester.

ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS

SUNY Sullivan values equity and inclusion; we are committed to a climate of mutual
respect and full participation. Our goal is to create learning environments that are
usable, equitable, inclusive and welcoming. If there are aspects of the instruction or
design of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or achievement, please
notify the instructor as soon as possible. Students with disabilities are also welcome to
contact Kelly Dearborn (845-434-5750 ext 4328 or kdearborn@sunysullivan.edu) within
The Department of Learning and Student Development to discuss a range of options to
removing barriers in the course, including accommodations.

BASIC NEEDS STATEMENT

To learn effectively you must have basic security: a roof over your head, a safe place to
sleep, enough food to eat. If you’re having trouble with any of those things, please
contact the Dean of Student Development Services at dean@sunysullivan.edu, or me.
Together we can work to make sure those needs are met.

NAMES & PRONOUNS

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This institution recognizes the importance of a diverse student body, and we are
committed to fostering equitable classroom environments. You are invited to share how
you want to be referred to both in terms of your name and your pronouns (he/him,
she/her, they/them, etc.). I will do my best to address and refer to all students
accordingly, and will support you in doing so as well. In this classroom, we will respect
and refer to people using the names and personal pronouns that they share.

COURSE SCHEDULE / OUTLINE OF TOPICS

Schedule of Assignments - Writing as a Way of Healing

Spring 2023

To stay on track, please observe all due dates for in-class (soft deadlines) and out-of-class
work. All work for each week is due the following Monday by class (hard deadline).

Week/Date In-Class this week Assignments Due

Module 1: Readings

Week 1 Intros, Icebreakers, Writers Journal, Due by class W 1/25

M 1/23 Mandated Reporting, Shared Ground Start Topic List: 25 topics min.
Rules Intro DB 1 / Message Me Contact

W 1/25 WJ - Life Timeline, Technology check, Due by class M 1/30

HyFlex choices, Icebreaker, Make a Read DeSalvo Ch. 1
Collage (Canva), Grounding & Breathing Writers Journal 1: HyFlex ?s
Techniques Soapbox Disc Board Week 1

Week 2 25 topic check Due by class W 2/1

M 1/30 WJ, Ch. 1 Discussion Read DeSalvo Ch. 2
Due by class M 2/6
W 2/1 WJ, Ch. 2 Discussion Read DeSalvo Ch. 3
Writers Journal 2: 4 days
Soapbox Disc Board Week 2

Week 3 WJ, Ch. 3 Discussion Due by class W 2/8

M 2/6 Read DeSalvo Ch. 4
WJ, Ch. 4 Discussion Due by class M 2/13
W 2/8 Read DeSalvo Ch. 5
Writers Journal 3: 4 days
Soapbox Disc Board Week 3

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Week 4 Due by class W 2/15

M 2/13 WJ, Ch. 5 Discussion Read DeSalvo Ch. 6
Due by class M 2/20
W 2/15 WJ, Ch. 6 Discussion Read DeSalvo Ch. 7
Writers Journal 4: 4 days
Soapbox Disc Board Week 4

Week 5 WJ, Ch. 7 Discussion Due by class W 2/22

M 2/20 Read DeSalvo Ch. 8
WJ, Ch. 8 Discussion Due by class M 2/27
W 2/22 Read DeSalvo Ch. 9
Writers Journal 5: What do you
want to write about?
Soapbox Disc Board Week 5

Week 6 WJ, Ch. 9 Discussion Due by class W 3/1

M 2/27 Read DeSalvo Ch. 10
WJ, Ch. 10 Discussion Due by class M 3/6
W 3/1 Project 1 Draft 1 - Post in Peer
Review Disc Board 1
Soapbox Disc Board Week 6

Module 2: Project 1

Week 7 Due by W 3/8

M 3/6 WJ, Project 1 Draft 1 - Workshop 1 Two Peer Reviews
Reading: LaPera on Trauma
W 3/8 WJ, Workshop, Cont. Due by M 3/20
LaPera on Trauma Project 1 Draft 2 - Post on BS
Soapbox Disc Board Week 7

Week 8 SPRING BREAK

M 3/13
W 3/15

Week 9 WJ, Metaphor - Shitty First Drafts Due by W 3/22

M 3/20 Rules of Imagery - group project Writers Journal 6 P1 Refl &
What’s Next
W 3/22 WJ, Revision Story Shape Due by M 3/27
TED Jill Bolte Taylor Project 2 Draft 1 - Post in Peer
Review Disc Board 2
Soapbox Disc Board Week 9

Module 3: Project 2

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Week 10 WJ, Project 2 Draft 1 Workshop 1 Due by W 3/29

M 3/27 Two Peer Reviews
WJ, Dialogue Workshop - Hills Like White Due by M 4/3
W 3/29 Elephants Project 2 Draft 2 - Post on BS
Rules of dialogue - group project Soapbox Disc Board Week 10

Week 11 WJ, Slow motion/fast motion - Living Like Due by W 4/5

M 4/3 Weasels Writers Journal 7 P2 Refl &
What’s Next
W 4/5 WJ, TED Talk Brene Brown - Vulnerability Due by M 4/10
Project 3 Draft 1 - Post in Peer
Review Disc Board 3
Soapbox Disc Board Week 11

Module 4: Project 3

Week 12 Individual Conferences Due by W 4/12

M 4/10 Two Peer Reviews
Workshop / Conferences as needed Due by M 4/17
W 4/12 Project 3 Draft 2 - Post on BS
Soapbox Disc Board Week 12

Week 13 WJ, Hidden Brain podcast - Where Due by W 4/19

M 4/17 Gratitude Gets You Writers Journal 8 P3 Reflection
Due by M 4/24
W 4/19 WJ, Workshop/Fishbowl Cover Letter Draft 1 - Post in Peer
Deepening the Work Review Disc Board 4
Soapbox Disc Board Week 13

Module 5: Cover Letter & Portfolio

Week 14 WJ, Workshop/Fishbowl Due by W 4/26

M 4/24 Deepening the Work, cont. Two Peer Reviews
Due by M 5/1
W 4/26 Author’s Chair (in class, synch, asynch) Work on Portfolio
Soapbox Disc Board Week 14

Week 15 Work on Portfolio with Reflection

M 5/1 Author’s Chair (in class, synch, asynch) Soapbox Disc Board Week 15:
Final HyFlex Reflection
W 5/3 Wrap up

Week 16 Due W 5/10 by 11:59 pm

M 5/8 - Makeup FINALS WEEK Portfolio with Cover Letter

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