Composition I with Mike McGuire

o On the index card please write the following… name class time address phone other courses currently taking current employment work schedule things I should know to better help the you during the semester what brought you to this course what you hope to get out of the course

o Mike McGuire
Married with a three-year-old son named Aidan
Grew up down the street in Mt. Greenwood but live in the western suburbs currently
M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition from NEIU
B.A. from UIC, double major in English and psychology
Third year at MVCC
Taught 2 years prior to MVCC at Kishwaukee College
Before that another 2 years part-time at Waubonsee
Community College
Worked in the IT/management consulting industry during that time in knowledge management, communications, and corporate education
Taught English as a foreign language in Japan
As a teacher, I hold my students to high standards of excellence, but I will do all that I can to help them succeed
(because I know they can)

o To get oriented to the course, the syllabus, requirements, expectations, and so forth.
o To break/melt the ice with one another o To form and begin working in collaborative groups

1. Form groups of three
2. Find one item you are carrying that is significant to you and share it with your group; explain the significance
3. Find one thing that everyone in your group has in common

1. Introduce a person in your group and share something you learned about him/her
2. Share what everyone in your group has in common

1. Together come up with 5 to 8 questions you have about this course
2. Now, with the syllabus, try to find the answers to the questions you came up with
3. Let’s talk about the questions you couldn’t find answers to…

o a photo-op
(so have a good hair day :-) o pre-assessment so I can learn more about you o discussion of process o the first major assignment

o Read/study syllabus o Complete the brief assignment:
“Introduction by Way of Word and Image” o Read Ways of Reading 1 – 15