INTRODUCTION TO ENC 1101

WORK HARD TOGETHER.
Learning to think, read, and write academically can be hard at first.
We are a community specifically dedicated to acquiring these skills. YOU are important and so is what you think-- we want to learn the most effective ways for communicating your ideas.

SOME GOALS

• Develop a customized composing process.
• Read and analyze your own writing and the writing of others.
• Write effective, organized essays.
• Learn to utilize research in multiple contexts.
• Understand academic research and writing.
• Learn to respond to and create compositions that are multimodal.
• Think critically and engage in discussion and collaboration with others.

MY APPROACH

• Transparency
• Respect
• Fairness
• No Failure
• Application

GET IN TOUCH
-Office hours are OPEN.
-Email and Twitter get the fastest response.
-Give me 24 hours on weekdays, 48 hours on weekends.
-Reach out!

THE PROJECTS

• Literacy Projects
• The Research Project
• Lightening Talks
• Participation & Attendance
• Discussion & In-Class Writing

THE POLICIES

• No late work, but reasonable extensions are usually granted.
• You must pass the Research Project to pass the course.
• Respect me and each other.
• Think before you type.
• Come prepared. Participate. Always show up.
• Revise & Resubmit.
• You are in control of your outcome.

WHAT YOU NEED
Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings
The Brief McGraw-Hill Handbook
Notebook or Note-taking System
Flashdrive or *Cloud Storage
Word Processing/Publishing Software
Folder/Laptop/Tablet/Phone
6-9 Hours/Week
Regular Access to Computer/Internet

FOR YOU
Adaptive Services, J109
Title IX, equity@fsw.edu
Safe Space, Class/H102
Counseling Services, J115
ASC, B101