ENGL 110
College Composition I:
Expository Writing
Purpose
of the Course
The
purpose of College Composition I: Expository Writing is to train
students in
techniques of college-level reading and writing so they become active
participants in the projects of analysis and interpretation that
constitute the
work of the university.
In
a flexible workshop setting, you will learn strategies of revision and
intellectual reflection, learning how to work recursively as you read,
re-read,
write, and re-write intellectually challenging essays that mediate
between
theoretical frameworks and real-world examples (both personal and
cultural).
While the focus of the course is on “expository”, scholarly prose, you
will
read a variety of texts (paintings, advertisements, videos, buildings,
automobiles, etc.). With the help of the instructor and your peers, you
will
draft, critique, and revise your work, building a collection of rough
drafts
and final drafts for evaluation by the instructor.
This online version of College Composition I: Expository Writing is
designed to
mirror the goals above in an online setting.
Students will have workshops in which they will draft, critique,
and
revise their works, only this will occur through Blackboard file
sharing and
commenting. Students will use email, Google Talk, and Blackboard in
order to
communicate with the instructor and other students in the class and
have online
topical discussions to which she/he will post and comment. Manuscript
drafts
will be shared online and students will give feedback to one another
for
revision. All assignments will be submitted to the instructor (through
Blackboard Digital DropBox). Students will be asked to listen to
several
audio
lecture (MP3) files that are recorded by the instructor in order to
focus in on
specific rhetorical and contextual situations of college-level reading
and
writing . Students will also be asked to create 1 MP3 file as a help
file for
other students in the class.
Required
text:
Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers by David Bartholomae
and
Anthony Petrosky (8th Edition, Bedford/St. Martin’s).
from: UND Department of
English at: http://www.und.edu/dept/english/2009FallCD.html
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Instructor's
Information
Instructor : Melissa Birkhofer
Email : birkhofe@email.unc.edu
Course Web Site: http://www.unc.edu/courses/2009fall/engl/110m/001/#ENGL110
Blackboard Course page:
http://blackboard.unc.edu/
Course information will be available online at our course Blackboard
page: http://blackboard.unc.edu. Students can access this page using
her/his username and password. Here students can find copies
of the syllabus, assignments, and other useful information. The instructor will send emails to
the class periodically from Blackboard.
Online Office Hours: (through
Google Talk): MWF 3:00-4:00 and by
appointment.
Virtual office hours are set
aside for students to contact the instructor regarding assignments and
requirements. If
these hours are not convenient, email the instructor to set up an
online appointment. (birkhofe@email.unc.edu). Students can (and should)
also use
this application to contact other members of the class.
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Online
Workshops
English 110 is built around the idea that writing is learned best
through hands-on practice, feedback, and frequent revision. Since this
class will be conducted online, workshops will be conducted
electronically but will still
emphasize strategies of revision and intellectual reflection of student
work. These workshops are integral to each student’s success in College
Composition. For each assignment students will submit a draft to the
Digital Dropbox in Blackboard. These drafts will be re-distributed to
other members of the class along with a worksheet that emphasizes the
specific techniques of that assignment. For each assignment students
and the instructor will
comment upon one paper discussing strengths and weaknesses of the paper
based on the focus for the assignment. Then, each student will read two
drafts of other members of the class and fill out a worksheet for those
drafts. Each student will then receive feedback for revision and
improvement from at least two readers. This process will repeat for
each
assignment.
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Assignment
Guidelines
All papers and drafts should be typed and double-spaced, with 1” top
and bottom margins and 1” left and right margins and 12-point Times New
Roman font.
Students should always keep a copy of submitted assignments as
back-up.
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Submitting Work
Format
Use proper manuscript, not e-mail, form. For example, indent
paragraphs; don't merely skip a space between each one. Don't use
shorthand or abbreviations that you might when "instant messaging."
This is a writing class, and all assignments should be submitted
professionally.
Keep a copy of all drafts. Don't delete early drafts. Students will be
required to look at these later to gauge progress. An easy way to
do this is to simply save drafts as version 1, version 2, version
3, and so on. If using Microsoft Word, students can also use the
"Track Changes" option under Tools.
Submitting assignments
Students will submit assignments to be graded by uploading them to the
Digital DropBox in Blackboard. Use a filename that includes your name,
such as "lesson3_Smith.doc." Make sure the file has been scanned for
viruses before
submission.
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Course
Syllabus
Lesson
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Topic
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Assignment
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1
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Introduction
to course |
Overview of course - listen to
Podcast 1 in Blackboard
- Introduce yourself to the class in Discussion Board Forum:
Introductions
- Submit Student Information form via email to instructor
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Sample Lesson
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Gloria
Anzaldúa’s Borderlands /La frontera: The
New Mestiza (1987)
- Pre-reading - Crossing Borders
- Reading
Assignment:
from Gloria Anzaldúa’s Borderlands /La
frontera: The New Mestiza; Ways
of Reading pp.
27-52.
- Drafting - Mosaics
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Please fill out the Course
Evaluation in Blackboard under Course Documents.
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Course author: Melissa Birkhofer
Instructor: Melissa Birkhofer
© Melissa Birkhofer
Send comments and questions to birkhofe@email.unc.edu