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English 382 is described in the University of Washington’s course catalogue as a course whose “topics vary”because each iteration “focuses on emerging questions, debates, genres, and methods of multimodal analysis and production.” This iteration of English 382 considered the multimodal nature of feminist research methodologies, writing practices, and design strategies through a class-wide simulation of a feminist grassroots organization.  \nInstitutional Context  \nEnglish 382 was taught in Fall 2017 at the University of Washington, a large, public university whose undergraduate students most often are STEM-focused.2 English 382, like all courses, functioned within institutional affordances and constraints: our classroom layout, technology available in class, and course requirements shaped the trajectory of the course. Capped at 23, our course had fifteen students enrolled. This allowed for a smaller class community, which aided in community building and dialogue. Further aiding in class community-building, the class met twice a week for two hours, once ina computer classroom with desks arranged in three-person pods and the other in a traditional classroom with desks and attached chairs that rolled to create mini-groups easily. The material conditions in each space promoted collaboration, both because of the materials within the classrooms and the frequent in-class use of collaborative digital mediums. However, there were some drawbacks within the institutional context that affected collaboration and overall  \n1. You can find the syllabi and course calendars for each Course Design essay on the Composition Studies website at [https://compstudiesjournal.com/](https://compstudiesjournal.com/) .  \n2. The most popular majors, according to the Office of the Registrar, are science, technology, engineering, or math related in the last five years. For example, in Autumn 2017—the quarter this version of English 382 course was taught—the five most popular undergrad majors were (in order of most to least popular) Computer Science, Psychology, Business Administration, Biochemistry, Electrical Engineering, and Business Administration (Finance) .  \nComposition Studies 47.2 (2019): 181–192  \ncourse success. The course had no pre-requisites, which meant there was no shared knowledge, and the institution was on the quarter system, and thus, we had ten weeks for the course. This expedited time frame made it challenging to cultivate a class community, set up the theoretical framework necessary, select and become familiar with a social justice issue, brainstorm rhetorical responses to that issue within the university community, and provide enough time for students to execute those responses successfully. This was particularly complicated given that English 382 was marked as “writing intensive,” meaning students were tasked with completing a minimum word count by the end of the course that averaged “three to four pages per week.” 3  \nTo capitalize on affordances and work within limitations, the course instructor—Jaclyn Fiscus-Cannaday—designed course assignments that helped simulate feminist grassroots organizing, which the course broadly defined as working with local community to address feminist social issues. All quarter, students were working toward a final project, which required students communicate with a public of their choice about a class-selected social justice issue. 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