The instructor went over the three things students most want to know on their first day of class:
who is the instructor
what the class is about
what the student has to do to get an A in the class
For those who missed the background information on the instructor, please read the link at left ("About Me").
The class covers writing the basic rhetorical forms: narrative, description, exemplification, division, classification, cause/effect, etc. For more of the forms, see the table of contents in the Aaron text. In addition, the class thoroughly covers the usage of the English language. For this part of the class, students complete a workbook (Langan).
ISBNs for the texts are:
Langan: 9780073123752
Aaron (essays): 0312392257
also you should have the Hacker guide: 0312406843
What students should do for the next class:
- purchase the books at the bookstore or online (Aaron has to be purchased online). Print out your book order and put it in your notebook in case the company ships late. The instructor will not hold you responsible for reading the texts for the first two weeks.
- obtain a 3-ring looseleaf notebook with dividers. You can make your own dividers using manila files and cutting them in half
- make a bookmark file called Writing 101 on your browser
- go to the library and get a card so you can check out books. Get a computer account with UCC so you can access the library. Talk the librarians about what you need to have so you can access the online databases from your home computer
- start your rough draft of the first assignment, which is to write a three-page autobiography. This is the narrative rhetorical technique. Bring the outline or a page or two for next week.
Syllabus and other documents (such as the autobiography assignment) will be posted here later this evening.
Note: students, if you are ordering the Langan book online, be sure to find out if it is written in. The book consists of exercises and if someone else has filled in all the blanks, it will not be useful to you. You can ask that question before you order.
2-3:20 class
Same as above.
