English Composition I Syllabus and Course Policies
English Composition I Syllabus and Course Policies
Except where otherwise noted, Writing Rhetorically: Framing First Year Writing is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Kirk Fontenot, Shelly Rodrigue, William Rogers, and Wanda Waller.
Course Number and Title:
CENL 1013: English Composition I
Course Brief Description:
Introduces students to the critical thinking, reading, writing, and rhetorical skills required in the college/university and beyond, including citation and documentation, writing as a process, audience awareness, and writing effective essays. Four major writing assignments focus on developing mastery of a variety of rhetorical methods (narrative, description, definition, exemplification, comparison/contrast, evaluation, cause and effect, and argumentation). 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite Knowledge:
Students should be comfortable with writing complex sentences and paragraphs as part of a longer, multipage composition. They should have a strong grasp of spelling and basic grammatical rules. Students will also need to be comfortable with reading, analyzing, and discussing others’ writing. Experience with conducting research and integrating and documenting external sources is not necessary.
Course Goals:
There are six student learning objectives (SLOs) for this course.
SLO 1: Writing as a process
Students will adopt a multi-step, recursive writing process that includes prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading.
SLO 2: Purpose, audience, voice, tone, and style
Students will apply appropriate language and tone for an intended audience and rhetorical situation.
SLO 3: Organization, structure, and format of essay
Students will write academic essays in logically sequenced paragraphs including an introduction, supportive body, and conclusion.
SLO 4: Persuasion, rhetorical tactics/situation, thesis development
Students will use persuasive strategies and rhetorical patterns in written original arguments.
SLO 5: Handling and gathering evidence/support
Students will demonstrate effective support of assertions with rhetorically appropriate strategies to evaluate, represent, and respond to the ideas and research of others.
SLO 6: Grammar
Students will apply rules and conventions of grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling in a variety of sentence structures.
Course Materials:
Course Moodle site
Writing Rhetorically: Framing First-Year Writing textbook; adaptation by Kirk Fontenot, Shelly Rodrigue, Will Rogers, and Wanda Waller
Instructor Contact Information:
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- Communication Policy: Instructor will reply to emails within 24 hours or, if on a weekend, by the end of the next business day. Holidays and university breaks may impact response times.
Course Schedule:
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Topics and Concepts
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1
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Introductions and writing diagnostic
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Complete: Writing Diagnostic (in class) |
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2
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