English

English Composition Program Handbook

The University of Akron English Department Composition Handbook

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 UA English Composition Sequence……………………………….………...…………1 Composition I……….……………………………………………………...……….1 Composition II………………………………………….…………...……………...2  Frequently Needed Contacts…………………...………..……………………………….3  Additional/Miscellaneous Program Information………………………….……..….5  Policies for Publication on English Composition I & II Syllabi ……...………...7 Attendance Policy……………………………………………...…………………..7 Plagiarism Policy……………………………………………………………..…….8 Course Issues………………………………………………………….………...…10  New Course Evaluation Questions…………………………..……………………..…10 Composition I Course Evaluation Questions……………………….……..11 Composition II Course Evaluation Questions……………………….…….13  General Office Information……………………………...………………..…………….15  Department Contacts………………………………………………………………….…..18

UA ENGLISH COMPOSITION SEQUENCE

COMPOSITION I (ENGLISH 111) BASIC OVERVIEW

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Engages students in the process of pre-writing, drafting, editing, and revising. Helps students respond effectively to a range of rhetorical situations by making purposeful and appropriate choices about structure, voice, tone, level of formality, format, and conventions. Gives students practice writing in different genres and for different audiences and purposes (memoir, literacy narrative, profile, observation, reflection, review, analysis, ethnographic research, etc.). Encourages students to incorporate primary and experiential research into their essays (interviews, observations, analysis of pop culture, etc.). Engages students in critical reading and analytical writing.

Teaches students to integrate their own ideas with those of others. This includes incorporating quotes, paraphrasing, summarizing, and citing. (In this course, students should primarily use texts that are common to the class as a whole. Library research will be covered in Comp. II.)

REQUIREMENTS:

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