ENGL 100
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
SPRING
2015
Waiver Requirement Guidelines for
English Composition, ENGL 100
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia students who are strong writers can be excused from the
requirement of a semester course in English Composition on the basis of a portfolio
of high school work. If you are a good writer, have been admitted to SUNY
Fredonia and have decided to attend, you are encouraged to send a portfolio to the
English Department as soon as possible. If your portfolio is received by June 1st,
you will know whether you are excused from ENGL100 (English Composition)
before you select courses for your first semester. The guidelines for preparing this
portfolio are listed below:
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Most of the papers should be typed, although an occasional
handwritten paper is fine. Copies with teacher’s comments may be
submitted.
A portfolio must contain at least four papers.
At least one paper, but preferably more, must be a finished product
with its earlier draft or drafts.
You may include papers on any subjects, for any classes. If you
intend to be an English major, you should be sure to include some
papers you wrote for English classes.
At least one, but preferably more, must be an expository or persuasive
paper, a paper in which you state and defend some ideas or views, or
a paper in which you present your research findings; ideally, at least
one paper should be longer, perhaps 1000 words.
At least one paper should have footnotes and a list of works cited in
proper form (MLA, APA, or whatever documentation system is
appropriate).
You may include creative submissions like poems or stories, as long as
you also include expository or persuasive papers.
The papers do not need to be “clean” copies, so you may send copies
of papers as your teachers returned them to you.
In keeping with these guidelines, a paper explaining an event is
acceptable but not all of the papers should be personal narratives.
Please send or bring your portfolio to the English Department, 277 Fenton
Hall, SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063. In a brief cover letter, kindly include
the name and address of your high school and your Fredonia major (including
“liberal studies”). We would like to notify your future department if you are
granted an exemption. Also be sure to include your home, local, and Email address.
ENGL 100 01, 02, 07
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
A writing-workshop course in which students understand and
practice writing-process elements; compose essays using a variety of
rhetorical strategies and research methods; and use critical reading,
writing, and discussion as a means of situating themselves in a world of
ideas.
Readings:
Lunsford, Andrea. The Everyday Writer. 4th ed.
Boston: Bedford/St.Martins. 2009.
Rottenberg, Annette and Donna Winchell. Elements of Argument.
9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2006.
Assignments:
Five argument papers (3 – 4 pages), journals,
speech, and source review
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
01
02
07
Instructor:
K. Brown
MWF
MWF
MWF
8-8:50
9-9:50
11-11:50
ENGL 100 03
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
ENGL 100 English Composition is a writing-workshop course in
which students understand and practice writing-process elements;
compose essays using a variety of rhetorical strategies and research
methods; and use critical reading, writing, and discussion as a means of
situating themselves in a world of ideas.
The particular focus of this section will be on helping you to
discuss, read and write about texts. With the help of our primary text,
The World is a Text, we will be examining the way in which the texts all
around us, from television programs, art, people, places, and the media,
can be interpreted, and not merely looked at or experienced.
Readings:
Our primary text will be The World is a Text, but supplemental
readings, as well as media viewings, will be included as well.
Exams, Papers:
Formal papers, grammar quizzes, and informal in-class writing
and homework will be the main activities.
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
MWF
Instructor:
S. Liggins
9-9:50
ENGL 100 04
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
Students will learn skills essential for academic writing. Major
foci will be on developing strategies for active/critical reading and
writing well-structured essays.
Readings:
From Inquiry to Academic Writing (second edition) and Rules
for Writers (seventh edition)
Exams, papers:
In this section, you will have four major assignments (twenty
pages in total) and each assignment will include several revisions. You
will also have weekly homework exercises on grammar, clarity, and
syntax.
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
MWF
Instructor:
I. Vanwesenbeeck
10-10:50
ENGL 100 05, 11
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
I believe that writing creates and promotes “good” writing. To
that end, I focus on the process of writing and the process of revisioning
one’s writing. I utilize small group writing and editing and “free”
writing, in addition to allotting time in class for one-on-one instruction.
Readings:
Diana Hacker’s A Pocket Style Manual (4th ed.);
Student samples.
Assignments:
“Soundtrack of My Life” (in 3 parts); Letter-to-the-Editor;
Annotated Bibliography; I-Search Essay; Journal entries; and peer
response sessions.
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
05
11
Instructor:
A. Fearman
MWF
MWF
10-10:50
1-1:50
ENGL 100 06
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
Students will experience writing tasks that reflect authentic
writing situations, moving the student toward a greater awareness of
their responsibilities as a writer in the academic community and in
larger social and professional contexts. The course will focus on
composition as an interactive and dynamic process of critical reading
and writing. We will discuss visual and written communication as a
social act engaging us in ongoing conversation about contemporary
concerns and ideas. Students will compose texts in multiple drafts,
revising based on peer feedback, self-reflection, instructor written
comments, and teacher-student conferences. We will work with a
variety of mediums and modes of composition determined by the
rhetorical situations of each project.
Readings:
They Say, I Say Graff & Birkenstein
Assignments:
Literacy Narrative, 2 Analytical essays, Sustainability Research
Project (Individual research paper and group public composition), and
Writing Reflections
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
MWF
Instructor:
S. McGee
11-11:50
ENGL 100 08, 15
ENGLISH COMPOSITION - Global
Description:
This course is designed for both traditional native English- speaking students
and ESL students to develop writing skills and academic rhetorical conventions.
Students are expected to write different genres of essays common at the university
level, including explanatory, problem-solving, comparison-contrast, persuasive,
reading response, and timed essay. A process approach will be employed so that
students can brainstorm ideas, write a first draft, revise it following peer and
teacher feedback, and share finished work with class peers.
This course will cover essay writing basics followed different type of essay
writing. Writing strategies to develop ideas for writing each type of essay will be
introduced and practiced. In this course students will spend time reading others’
writing and sharing some of the commonly made mistakes as the weekly focal
writing lessons (e.g., grammar). Through different types of writing strategies and
feedback students receive on their writing; they will be more familiar with revising
their own papers and editing their peers’ papers. This course will use discussion as a
means of situating students in a world of ideas. Workshops will be held to help
students gain skills in academic writing. Emphasis will also be on reading critically
and meeting the Written Communication category for the College Core
Curriculum. The final product for this semester will focus on a compilation of
writing produced in this course into a portfolio.
Readings:
Zemach, D. E., & Stafford-Yilmaz, L. (2008). Writers at work: The essay. New York:
Cambridge University Press. (ISBN: 978-0-521-69302-8)
Exams, Papers:
Free Writing and In-Class Writing Practice
Four Journal Entries
Five Essays Assignments in three drafts
One Timed-Essay Test
Reflection on Writing Portfolio
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
08:
15:
Instructor:
L. Wang
MWF
MW
11-11:50
3-4:20
ENGL 100 09
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
Readings:
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
MWF
Instructor:
STAFF
11-11:50
ENGL 100 10
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
A writing-workshop course in which students understand and
practice writing-process elements; compose essays using a variety of
rhetorical strategies and research methods; and use critical reading,
writing, and discussion as a means of situating themselves in a world of
ideas.
Texts:
TBA
Exams, Papers:
Five papers
An I-Search Research Paper
A writer’s journal
Class Discussions on the important issues of the
day
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
MWF
Instructor:
C. Craig
12-12:50
ENGL 100 12
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
A writing-workshop course in which students understand and
practice writing-process elements; compose essays using a variety of
rhetorical strategies and research methods; and use critical reading,
writing, and discussion as a means of situating themselves in a world of
ideas.
Readings:
Various articles, essays, & Diana Hacker’s A Pocket Style Manual
Exams, Papers:
We will be creating personal writing portfolios filled with a wide
variety of essays on topics of your choosing. Essays range from short
arguments to long research papers.
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
MWF
Instructor:
D. Laurie
2-2:50
ENGL 100 13
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
English Composition is a student-centered writing-workshop
course in which students understand and practice various stages of the
writing process; compose essays using narration, description,
persuasion, exposition, and explanation; and use writing and discussion
as a means of situating themselves in a world of ideas and conversation.
There is an emphasis, as well, on reading critically.
Readings:
They Say/I Say (With Readings) (2nd edition) Graff & Birkenstein
Little Seagull Handbook (1st or 2nd edition) Bullock & Weinberg
Exams, Papers:
Students will turn in three (3) critical response pieces, multiple
drafts of a personal credo, a substantial research project, as well as midterm and final- writing projects. They will also show evidence of
drafting and revision to demonstrate a knowledge of writing as process.
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
MWF
Instructor:
M. Pisarski
2-2:50
ENGL 100 14
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
Readings:
Exams, Papers:
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
MW
Instructor:
STAFF
3-4:20
ENGL 100 16
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
This section of English composition is a workshop-based course in
which students explore a wide variety of writing styles, both creative
and analytical. The course allows students to consider their respective
writing processes with the ultimate goal of improving the clarity and
power of their writing both inside and outside of the classroom. As a
course intended to prepare students for writing successfully in a wide
variety of disciplines, this section of English composition also introduces
students to a large assortment of reading, writing, and research
methods with the aim of connecting in-class work with larger career
and life goals.
Readings: TBA
Exams, Papers:
1.) Essays: Personal narrative; Argument Essay; Advertisement
Analysis; Critical Lens Essay; Proposal for Change; Short
Presentation; Annotated Bibliography; Research project.
2.) Class Discussions: current events, reading assignments, and
writing strategies
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
TR
Instructor:
N. Coufal
9:30-10:50
ENGL 100 17
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
A student-centered writing-workshop course in which students
understand and practice various stages of the writing process; compose
essays using narration, description, persuasion, exposition, and
explanation. There is a focus on how various authors construct their
arguments to convey purpose and persuade a reader.
Readings:
Graff, Gerald, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst. “They Say/I Say”:
The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing. 2nd ed. New York;
London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009. Print.
Bullock, Richard and Francine Weinberg. The Little Seagull
Handbook. Spiral edition. New York; London: W. W. Norton &
Company, 2011. Print.
Exams, Papers:
Critical response papers (3), personal narrative, argumentative research
paper, midterm portfolio, group debate, final portfolio, as well as inclass writing and homework assignments.
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
TR
Instructor:
J. Durland
11-12:20
ENGL 100 18
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
A student-centered writing-workshop course in which students
understand and practice various stages of the writing process; compose
essays using narration, description, persuasion, exposition, and
explanation; and use writing and discussion as a means of situating
themselves in a world of ideas. There is an emphasis, as well, on reading
critically. Students will position themselves as advocates in any piece of
writing, and learn how to enter a writing conversation. Additionally,
students will learn that writing is a social and community event.
Readings:
They Say, I Say Graff & Birkenstein
Exams, Papers:
3 Critical Responses, Narrative Essay, Research
Paper, 2 attempts at Portfolio, Group Debate,
Journals
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
MWF
Instructor:
L. Cairns
1-1:50
ENGL 100 19, 21
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
An experimental, student based workshop course in which
students understand and practice various stages of the writing process;
compose essays using narration, description, persuasion, exposition, and
explanation; and use writing and discussion as a means of situating
themselves in a world of ideas. Emphasis as well on critical reading.
Readings:
Textbook: Kathleen T. McWorther, Successful College Writing, 4th Ed.
Boston:Bedford. 2009. Print
One book from the list for reading and analysis:
M. Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita
Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
Milan Kundera, Immortality
Ernest Hemingway, A Movable Feast
Garcia Marques, 100 Years of Solitude
Albert Camus, The Plague
Assignments:
At least four major papers: on narration, illustration, and
analysis of literary features, persuasion
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
19:
21:
Instructor:
J. Mineeva-Braun
TR
TR
12:30-1:50
2-3:20
ENGL 100 20
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
“A writing-workshop course in which students understand and
practice writing-process elements; compose essays using a variety of
rhetorical strategies and research methods; and use critical reading,
writing, and discussion as a means of situating themselves in a world of
ideas”
Readings/Viewings:
TBD
Exams, Papers:
Assignments will include multiple stages of revision, resulting in
20 pages of polished writing for different audiences. Shorter
assignments (e.g., analysis of a website; a professional letter; a blog
post; an editorial introduction) will be balanced with longer narrative
and persuasive essays. Research-based writing in a variety of genres will
be expected.
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
TR
Instructor:
N. Gerber
2-3:20
ENGL 100 22
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Description:
A writing-workshop course in which students understand and
practice writing-process elements; compose essays using a variety of
rhetorical strategies and research methods; and use critical reading,
writing, and discussion as a means of situating themselves in a world of
ideas.
Readings:
Online readings
A usage handbook of student’s choice
Exams, Papers:
WRITING PORTFOLIO
Your grade for the class will be based on the completion of an
electronic writing portfolio of five to seven papers that total a minimum
of twenty finished pages. The electronic portfolio will contain:
 all your finished texts
 all drafts of your texts
 commentaries about your texts
 in-class activities
 other class materials
 evidence of your engagement with course material
CCC Fulfilled:
Basic Written Communication
Time Class Meets:
TR
Instructor:
S. Spangler
3:30-4:50