Composition I

In this section of English 100, students will learn tricks
and tips for writing with clarity, artistry, and strength. You will be invited,
through reading and writing assignments, to be increasingly mindful of the
audience and to develop the most effective delivery method for any message you
wish to share with your readers. Through practice with sentence revisions, you
will learn how write with precision and to edit and revise anything you compose
with an eye for perfection. Through workshops both in class and in Hamilton
Library, students will learn how to effectively locate credible and scholarly
resources, how to incorporate the words and ideas of the experts into your own
writings, and how to cite your sources accurately following Modern Language
Association (MLA) formatting. You will be asked to create time for writing that
will be sufficient for composing written pieces that are thoughtful, clear, and
well revised. Students will also be asked to reflect on the process they go
through as they write and to learn, through these reflections, about themselves
and how they think.

 

Course Text:

Graff, Gerald, and Cathy
Birkenstein. “They Say/I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic
Writing
(with Readings). 2nd Edition. New York, W.W. Norton, 2012.