Dr. D. De Rosa, Assistant Professor English Department  Office: 1018 Zulauf Office Phone: 753-6650 derosa@niu.edu Office Hours: MW 10-11 and by appointment

Course Description	Syllabus	Course Pledge	Format for Paper Submission
Participation Rubric	Writing Rubric	Student Web Pages	Reading Prompts
Paper Topics	Basic Analysis	Framed Analysis	Comparison Contrast
	Web Resources Initiation Process	Final Exam	Student Papers
Electronic Texts	Literary Analysis on the WWW	Childhood  Initiation Bibliography	Children and War Bibliography
Parent and Child Bibliography	Foster Children Bibliography	Web Authoring Creating a Web Document Connections: Authoring Resources Backgrounds Realm Graphics WWW Graphics WWW Icons
Topic Resources	General Writing Resources	Draft Workshops	MLA Documentation

Assignment:

Gain familiarity with my / our class web pages.  Go to: www.unc.edu/~dcderosa to see my page.  Look around.  Then, click on the "Quick Link" to our course, the page should look EXACTLY like this handout!  Read the policies carefully.  After you have explored, go to "Course Pledge," read it carefully and follow all the links (re-read that material).  When you have finished, print out a copy ofthe "Course Pledge," sign it, complete the bottom portion, and submit it during the next class.

Make sure you consult the syllabus for other reading and writing assignments you must complete before the next class.

Thank you!  Let's have a great semester.