English 1101 Composition I (1101-120)
IAI CI900
Class Meeting Time and Location: February 7, 2014 – May 12, 2014 (12-week course) Mondays 12:30pm-1:45pm in SRC- 3031 Wednesday/Fridays 12:30pm – 1:45pm in CHC-1022
*Final class Monday May 12, 2013 Noon- 1:50pm
Instructor: Theresa Gant-Misher
Office: BIC- 2406
Phone/Voicemail: 630-723-4463
Email: gant-mishert@cod.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Texts and Required Materials:
Roen, Duane, Gregory R. Glau, and Barry M. Maid. The McGraw-Hill Guide: Writing for College, Writing for Life. 3nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013. ISBN 978-0-07-340592-6
Writing Journal (any spiral notebook/composition book)
Pocket folder—used to turn in work for each essay
My COD username and password (mailed to your home by the College)
Flash drive for saving and transferring electronic documents
COD library card
You are expected to come prepared to work each day with the appropriate materials and assignments completed. Bring both textbooks to class every day unless instructed otherwise.
Course Description
The first of two courses in the one-year composition sequence. Introduces students to college-level writing as a process of developing and supporting a thesis in an organized essay. Requires students to read and think critically. Emphasizes using appropriate style and voice as well as the conventions of standard English and citation. Prior to enrollment, student must have a satisfactory score, as determined by the English faculty, on an English Composition entrance test, and evidence of having met the Reading Competency Requirement (3 lecture hours)
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to do the following:
1. Apply a process approach to writing
2. Develop and support a thesis
3. Apply strategies for organizing texts
4. Analyze and respond critically and creatively to the