Finding Your Voice: Advocacy and Change
Fall Quarter 20003, The Evergreen State College
8 or 12 credits

Every Wednesday evening 6-9:30 p.m. in CAB 110
and 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays Oct. 11, 25, Nov. 1, 22, Dec. 6 in CAB 108
Faculty: Char Simons and Marla Beth Elliott

Portfolio Requirements

At the end of the quarter, you will need to turn in a complete compilation of the writings you have done for class. These should be kept in a three-ring binder and divided into the following sections:

• Autobiography on what is your advocacy issue/passion? How did it develop? Who/what influenced you? 3-4 pages. Include at least three sources.

• Existing political song with lyric sheet (you may need to write out the lyrics)

• ½ page of notes on letters to the editor readings

• Letter to faculty for individual conferences

• 300 word letter to editor (first and final drafts and peer edit)

• Written seminar questions (two per seminar)

• 2-page response papers to assigned books (The Call of Service, Poemcrazy, Freeing the Natural Voice, and Community and the Politics of Place)

• Poem (first and final drafts and peer edit)

• Cheer (first and final draft)

• Original song, lyric and cassette recording (first and final draft)

• 1,000 word political speech. (first and final draft, quantitative data and peer edit)

• Class notes

• 8-10 page paper on community service (12 credit students ONLY)

• Community service log and evaluation from field supervisor (12 credit students ONLY)

• Self-evaluation (Due with portfolio. 1/2 page typed, single spaced)

• Faculty evaluation (Due at final conference. 1/4 page typed, single spaced