Mejía, Jaime A.Moreland, Casie R.2011-08-102011-08-102011-08Moreland, C. R. (2011). White or wrong: Application of whiteness theory in first-year composition classes</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/2536In this thesis, I claim that applying Whiteness Theory to instruct a composition class will allow students to understand their subjectivity, and this understanding may in turn improve their writing. To make this argument, I provide examples of two assignments that use Whiteness Theory will allow instructors and students to analyze societal situations to gain a better understanding of their own subjectivity and rhetorical devices.Text112 pages1 file (.pdf)enWhiteness theoryAlternative rhetoricsFirst-year compositionComposition pedagogyThesis