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Lauren Summers
ENGL 111
Seattle Campus
Study and practice of good writing; topics derived from reading and discussing stories, poems, essays, and plays.
Class description
This is an introductory composition course to help the development of your writing skills as you being to participate in an academic community. Rather than using writing simply to regurgitate facts or demonstrate the �mastery� of a certain topic, you will learn to use writing as a means of questioning, understanding, and conversing with complex ideas and texts. Over the quarter, we will read a number of traditional and non-traditional literary texts, including speeches, critical essays, and a novel. Required texts will include the abridged version of Situating Inquiry, the Everyday Writer by Andrew Lunsford, and Gish Jen's Mona and the Promised Land. All other texts will be available through the instructor.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Course materials will generally be taught through in-class discussion, collaborative projects, and the occasional group lecture series. Students will be expected to integrate topics discussed in class in their writing.
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
Students will be assigned 4-6 short papers, 2 long papers, and a number of weekly and in-class assignments for participation. At the end of the quarter, students will submit a final portfolio of their finished work for a final grade.
Grades are divided between 30% participation credit and 70% final portfolio.
