Make-Up Work: Most in-class assignments cannot be made up unless you have a excused absence. Since so much of our class time will be spent working in small groups on writing and peer-editing, be very difficult to replicate these activities on your own. it’ll Writing Support: The Writing Center provides opportunities for undergraduate students to improve writing and thinking skills in their academic work, and also in preparation for their respective careers. In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, trained consultants with a variety of majors assist writers individually at all stages of the composing process. For the university community, the center also makes available printed and online materials, as well as workshops, on topics related to writing and teaching writing. The center is also committed to involvement in professional activities, including conducting research, that improve its service to students and contribute to writing center theory and practice. Visit for more info. Conferences: meet for one mandatory conference (there will also be time allotted for an We’ll also available to meet in person by appointment and via email optional second conference). I’m anytime. Course Evaluations: Course evaluations are a part of the process by which the University of Maryland seeks to improve teaching and learning. Your participation in this official system is critical to the success of the process, and all information submitted to CourseEvalUM is confidential. (Instructors can only view group summaries of evaluations and cannot identify which submissions belong to which students.) Syllabus ENGL394 (1502/1506) Fall 2016 IMPORTANT: Please bring of each draft assignment to class unless instructed otherwise; be two copies we’ll doing a lot of peer reviewing and critiquing. If the syllabus you as soon as changes, I’ll alert possible. Please bring your textbook to class every day. Week 1 (Aug. 30-Sept. 1) Tuesday: Discussion of course, policies, and goals. Discuss the end-of-semester major project (due Nov. 29, 2016). Assignment: A 500-word letter of introduction addressed to me that talks about your writing experience, your preferred learning style, your strengths/weaknesses, and what you hope to get from the class (due Thursday; bring two copies). Read for next class: TBA
Make-Up Work: Most in-class assignments cannot be made up unless you have a excused absence. Since so much of our class time will be spent working in small groups on writing and peer-editing, it’ll be very difficult to replicate these activities on your own. Writing Support: The Writing Center provides opportunities for undergraduate students to improve writing and thinking skills in their academic work, and also in preparation for their respective careers. In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, trained consultants with a variety of majors assist writers individually at all stages of the composing process. For the university community, the center also makes available printed and online materials, as well as workshops, on topics related to writing and teaching writing. The center is also committed to involvement in professional activities, including conducting research, that improve its service to students and contribute to writing center theory and practice. Visit for more info. Conferences: We’ll meet for one mandatory conference (there will also be time allotted for an optional second conference). I’m also available to meet in person by appointment and via email anytime. Course Evaluations: Course evaluations are a part of the process by which the University of Maryland seeks to improve teaching and learning. Your participation in this official system is critical to the success of the process, and all information submitted to CourseEvalUM is confidential. (Instructors can only view group summaries of evaluations and cannot identify which submissions belong to which students.) Syllabus ENGL394 (1502/1506) Fall 2016 IMPORTANT: Please bring two copies of each draft assignment to class unless instructed otherwise; we’ll be doing a lot of peer reviewing and critiquing. If the syllabus changes, I’ll alert you as soon as possible. Please bring your textbook to class every day. Week 1 (Aug. 30-Sept. 1) Tuesday: Discussion of course, policies, and goals. Discuss the end-of-semester major project (due Nov. 29, 2016). Assignment: A 500-word letter of introduction addressed to me that talks about your writing experience, your preferred learning style, your strengths/weaknesses, and what you hope to get from the class (due Thursday; bring two copies). Read for next class: TBA
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