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
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.
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.
