Mon Tue -- Class Topic: Course Overview
Welcome to LA 100, "Basic Composition."
The course website is located at http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/LA100. The offical version of the syllabus is always the online version (though I will notify you in advance of any significant changes).
The course website is shared by two different sections, one with a MWF schedule and one with a TuTh schedule. Bear that in mind if you post a comment asking me what's due "tomorrow." The content will be the same in both sections, but during the week the sections will fall out of sync.
Paragraph 1
On the first day of classes, we'll get started with an informal writing exercise. (I'll announce the topic in class.) Your first homework assignment will be to revise your informal in-class writing into a polished paragraph, due the next time the class meets.
Par 1 Draft Due:
MWF section: Aug 30
TuTh section: Aug 31
Wed Thu -- Class Topic: Revision Workshop
Revision is "seeing again" -- it involves rethinking the whole document in order to make it better on every level. We will trade Par 1 drafts and practice giving each other constructive feedback.
Thu Fri -- Class Topic: Diagnostic Pre-Test
You get full credit (5% of course grade) simply for competing the assignment. Do your best, but don't fret over this. It's just supposed to help us focus our efforts over the semester.
Fri -- News: Consultations (No Class Fri)
The first of the scheduled individual conferences will take place during class time.
Tue Wed -- Class Topic: Writing Workshop
Sentences, cohesion, other issues that arise from Par 1.
Mon Tue -- News: No class.
Instructor will be attending a conference at Seton Hill. Assignments will still be due and work should progress normally.
