E-Mail:  farrowdm@fiu.edu

& From Idea to Essay, A Rhetoric, Reader, and Handbook, 10^th ed. by Jo Ray McCuen, Pearson/Longman

& The Everyday Writer, 3^rd ed., by Andrea Lundsford, Bedford /St. Martin’s

Goals and Outcomes for ENC 1101
Course Description: ENC 1101 is the first in FIU's two-course writing sequence. The course teaches students to produce thoughtful texts that reflect the ability to respond appropriately to various rhetorical contexts. Students will write in several rhetorical genres (including expository, argumentative, reflective, and narrative writing) and learn to adapt conventions of structure and style appropriately for the genre. Instruction focuses on reading as well, with students gaining practice in critical, active reading, recognizing the connections between writing, reading, and thinking. ENC 1101 emphasizes the recursive nature of writing and the need for students to develop a flexible writing process. Students will be introduced to scholarly research and begin to learn how to access information and to formulate criteria for evaluating sources. Students will write a minimum of four major assignments that go through the revision process and are between 1000 and 1800 words. Students will also complete at least one in-class writing assignment.

Course Outcomes:  Write essays that address the chosen topic in a meaningful way, support a central idea with evidence, and target a specific audience. The writer's plan and method are apparent and developed with only occasional disproportional or inappropriate emphasis.

Classroom Practice: Students will write in the classroom, engage in writing workshops, peer reviews, instructor-student conferences, and collaborative writing activities. They will participate in large and small group discussions of thematic and rhetorical matters often related to assigned readings, which include peer writing. Students will be active participants in the class. In accordance with the university's Information Literacy Program, students are required to attend the Introduction to Research session, the first of a three-part sequence offered through the library. This required session will take place during class time in the library. Date and time will be scheduled.

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is required.  You are expected to be in class daily and in your seat at the scheduled time. Tardiness is unacceptable.  Make whatever arrangements you need to get to class on time. Attendance is integral to a student’s success in all ENC courses. Students must be present at all class meetings in order to participate in discussions, in-class writing experiences, and peer response groups or workshops. A great deal of the work of improving one's writing happens with other writers and other readers. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend every class on time, participate in class discussions, and complete all assignments. A student can miss no more than three class meetings. Two tardies will constitute one absence. This policy states the absolute maximum days that a student can miss and not fail the course based upon attendance. Attendance will be taken at each class meeting. Absences are not excuses to not have assignments done.  You are required to be prepared for class.  Check with your classmates if you need information.  Do not e-mail me to ask for assignments.

ASSIGNMENTS: All final assignments (and some drafts) will be submitted to turnitin.com. You must register at turnitin.com. Check turnitin.com for all detailed assignment information. MLA format is required for all writings.  Points will be taken off if there are errors in the MLA format. No title pages or cover sheets will be used.  See text, reference book, or Learning Center for MLA guidelines. There will be in-class peer interactions during the semester.  You will be required to bring enough copies for your group and the teacher. Use Microsoft Word, Times New Roman, 12 font only. The Writing Center instructors in PC 247 will help you improve your essays.   The instructors do not edit. You are strongly encouraged to seek help on all essays and grammar problems.  I may require you to go to the Writing Lab for help.  All assignments lower than a "B" (except the final essay) are to be revised. All revisions are due the next class time unless otherwise notified.  Quizzes and in-class writing assignments may be given without prior notice. NOTE: ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE HANDED IN TO PASS THE CLASS !!!!  Please discuss any emergency/problem situations with me. You must come to class prepared with writing utensils (pen and pencils), college-ruled writing paper, any research materials, and texts

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT: See Student Handbook. The widespread availability of material has added a new dimension to the problem of plagiarism. Cheating is a serious offense punishable by expulsion from the university. See Academic Misconduct page on the ENC Website.