This is an on-campus face-to-face course.
I'm Christy Groves (she/her/hers) and I will be your instructor for English 103C. I am super excited to be getting to know all of you this semester! Together we will work toward achieving your academic goals. My role, as your instructor, will be to guide you on your path to becoming master critical thinkers, insightful readers, skilled researchers, and ultimately, expert writers. We will accomplish this through reading thought-provoking texts, engaging in class discussions, and practicing the various ways to create a successful argumentative essay. For those of you feeling hesitant or overwhelmed, please be assured that we will be working through all of this TOGETHER! I am always here to help! Feel free to reach out to me at any time and I will do my best to reply in a timely manner. Please let me know how I can best support you on your journey to academic success. I am happy to address all of your questions and concerns. Your best option to reach me is through Canvas messaging, but you can reach me at my email address as well. And, if you would like to meet one-on-one, either in person or virtually, to discuss questions or concerns, it would be my pleasure to arrange a time that works well for both of us.
This syllabus is designed to be mobile-friendly. It can be easily accessed from your smartphone. I encourage you to bookmark it on your phone so it's easy to find and reference when you need it. There is a lot of information on any syllabus. Sometimes it can even seem like too much. To help you navigate, everything is organized into sections; click on the section you want in the drop-down menu, or you can use the buttons at the bottom of this page.
If you are having trouble finding the information you need, I invite you to contact me!
CANVAS INBOX: Click on “Inbox” in Canvas to compose a new message.
Alternatively, you may email me at cgroves@cypresscollege.edu
If you contact me Monday-Thursday, I will do my best to respond to all messages within 24 - 48 hours. This may take a bit longer on weekends. If you don't hear back from me after 48 hours, you may try contacting me again.