• Emphasize the basics of the writing process and build upon the skills you have already developed.
• Improve your ability to organize information and ideas through reading, writing, and discussion.
• Help you to produce writing which demonstrates appropriate grammar, sentence structure, and usage, reflecting the mature thinking of a college student.
• Help you to understand the impact of language use in a multi-cultural society and to recognize the effects of biased language on readers and writers.
• Introduce the use of email, discussion lists and research data bases.

This course focuses on all aspects of the writing process: pre-writing, drafting, revising. Much of class time will be spent discussing, writing, and working in small groups, both offline and online. Students are strongly encouraged to use the resources of Oviatt Library and the Learning Resource Center. We will be using CSUN's Moodle.

• Four in-class, timed essays (20%):
  • 1 - Timed Writing (SAMPLE)
  • 2 - Timed Writing (RESPONSE TO A TEXT)
  • 1 - Timed Writing (REFLECTION)

• Three papers (30%): See Portfolio requirements.

  • Narrative
  • Concept
  • Novel Analysis

• Annotated Bibliography (5%)

• Journal: 30%. Includes the following:
  
  • Summaries and Responses (S&R) from assigned readings (15%).
    Credit as follows:
    
    • Complete S&R due within one week of class discussion -- 2 points.
    • Complete S&R turned in within two weeks of class discussion -- 1 point.
    • Complete S&R turned in more than two weeks after class discussion -- 1/2 point.
    • ALL S&R's are subject to 1-2 point range scale for quality.

  • Writing assignments, reading logs, homework and in class work. Collected randomly. (15%)
    • a short summary of each chapter of ES.
    • prep for each assigned article
    • homework assignments
    • in-class assignments

• Class Participation (15%): Students are required to fully participate in all classrooms activities: small group and whole class discussions; writing workshops. Students are also required to work with the classroom tutor both in class, one-on-one, in groups, and outside the classroom. Scheduled conferences are mandatory.