Overview
Students taking English 100: Composition I will work toward strengthening their respective abilities to read and write with clarity and confidence. Vital for individual successes in this class will be the ability to understand, interpret, and analyze information as presented through thoughtfully crafted assignments and accompanying readings and then commit to writing about these ideas and readings with an editorial eye for precision.
Course Details
Instructor Name: Professor Karyl Garland (she/her)
Mentor Name: aura diaz-monroy (she/her/hers/they/their/them)
Instruction Begins: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Last Day of Instruction for English 100: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Last Day of Instruction for All Spring Courses: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Class Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Course Type: Face-to-Face
Classroom: Sakamaki B-308
OER Course Text: English Composition: Connect, Collaborate, Communicate by Karyl Garland et. al
Link to Free Course Text: https://pressbooks.oer.hawaii.edu/englishcomposition/
Packback Online Writing Community $39: https://www.packback.co/
Class Session Design
We will meet in person every Tuesday and Thursday morning.
Overriding Teaching Goals
Throughout our time together in English 100: Composition I, I will focus on a number of areas with all students’ individual skills and interests in mind. My commitment as the instructor for this course is to do the following:
- Invite students, through major and minor writing assignments, to work with me as their instructor and editor to become the best writers they can be
- Assist students, through the process of writing and revision, to learn more about writing well than ever before and provide them with line edits so as to teach them, or remind them, of every element involved with writing well at the college level
- Instruct students regarding how to compose written work so as to achieve a specific purpose and respond adeptly to an identifiable audience and to use effective strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proofreading in order to produce quality finished prose
- Encourage students to compose writing that makes use of substantial source material that is relevant and reliable and that is integrated in accordance with an appropriate style guide and that expresses their respective viewpoints and that is supplemented by outside sources
- Guide students toward putting into practice the basic concept of what makes strong writing—organization, complexity of thought, substantiality of development, facility with language, and strong grammar and usage—and how to achieve such writing through a contemplative and artful process
- Work with students so as to guide them regarding the use of scholarly sources within their written work and to further understand general principles and practice regarding grammar, punctuation, and usage within the English language and how to apply these principles while crafting powerful, clear, and concise rhetorical patterns in their own writing
- Grow as thinkers and writers with the assistance of our course mentor
Please know that I understand that students enrolled in English 100 have a range of interests and major areas of study along with individual circumstances for taking this course. I promise that you will glean a great deal of valuable information about writing well during the semester with your individual needs and wishes at the forefront of my mind.
Any questions can be directed to me, Professor Garland, through email (karyl8@hawaii.edu) or a phone call (808) 349-5046.