English 1A

Course Information

University-parallel reading, writing, and critical thinking with a major research component. Reading, writing, and research assignments are based predominantly on non-fiction texts. Destined to be your favorite general education requirement! Course Outline of Record

My course is oriented around the driving question: How would you like to change your city?

Important Dates

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If the class is full, try to get on the waitlist. If the waitlist is full, keep checking the schedule to see if/when other students drop the class. There is often movement before the first day of class. After the first day, you may send me a Class Add Authorization from myRAM, and I will authorize you to add if a spot becomes available.

Good luck—as in life, persistence often pays off!

Spring 2024

Student Learning Outcomes

Analyze university-level texts.
Compose research-based, organized essays that are driven by an arguable thesis and that employ critical thinking.
Apply the major conventions of standard written English.
Choose and integrate credible sources for support, using appropriate citation format.

Online Learning

Please note that the class does follow a weekly module format, so you cannot move through the course at your own pace. Instead, you will work through the material at the same time as your classmates. This way is better! Online learning doesn't have to be a solitary endeavor. You will discuss material with your classmates, share your writing, give and get feedback, and ultimately learn from each other and the shared process.

Textbooks

How to Kill a City by P.E. Moskowitz (ISBN #9781568589039)
- Please buy or rent a paper copy by the second week of class
Let's Get Writing by Elizabeth Browning, Kirsten DeVries, Kathy Boylan, Jenifer Kurtz, and Katelyn Burton
- 1. 1. - Free and online

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