Basics
Do you need to buy a book?
Yes. Portable Legacies.
How many polished essays will you write for this course?
4
What if you're too broke to buy the book right now?
There's a copy on reserve at the library that you may photocopy or read there.
Name one skill you can expect to learn in this course.
Demonstrate an awareness of and respond to the needs of different audiences, rhetorical situations, and genres of academic writing.
Explore how literature reveals and deepens our understanding of the human experience.
Produce coherent texts through a multiple draft process.
Successfully make use of conventions of college level academic writing, including researched writing.
Locate and evaluate research material in electronic formats.
Can you get extra credit by asking for help?
Yes
When are Dr. B's office hours?
9:30-11:00 M-Th
How can you tell what grade an essay will earn before you submit it?
What kind of help can you get at the Learning Center?
Professional writing tutors offer free one-hour sessions to help with whatever writing problems you may have.
If you are running late, should you bother to come to class late?
Yes!
How many times would you need to visit the Learning Center (in Gordon) in order to earn extra credit?
3
Where is Dr. B's office?
Mawhinney Hall 310M
How much of your total grade is made up by participation?
20%
You've hit a wall working on your essay. Where should you turn?
Dr. B. Use office hours or e-mail.
How many classes may you miss?
Any more than 4 and your grade may be affected.
If you write the best title for an essay, what do you earn for extra credit?
5 points (of 100) or 1/2 a letter grade.
How do you know what to prepare for class on any given day?
What happens if a student plagiarizes an essay?
The essay earns a 0 according to college policy, though a student can offer a rebuttal.
What is nightwriter?
An evening e-mail service in which professors will help you with an essay.
How often can you blow off doing the reading?
Never.
If you miss a bunch of classes, can you ask for extra credit work to make it up?
No. Gone is gone, whether the reason is good or not.
When the class doesn't meet in the classroom, where are we probably meeting?
Mawhinney 340 computer classroom
If you don't bring a rough draft to a peer revision workshop, what's the highest grade the essay can earn?
D
What's the best resource for assistance with a research essay?
A librarian.
How much time, averaged, should you expect to spend on this class every week?
Factor two hours for every session, so you'll spend four hours plus class time each week.