Instructor: Lael Ewy
E:mail: laele@hesston.edu
Credits: 3
The Hesston Mission Statement
Hesston College, the two-year college of the Mennonite Church USA, educates and nurtures each student within Christ-centered community, integrating thought, life, and faith for service to others in the church and the world.
Hesston College Outcomes: Hesston College works to help each student
- Communicate well
- Think critically
- Integrate thoght
- Become socially responsible
- Have a greater biblical understanding and faith.
Course Description and Objectives
College Writing I explores how we write and why we write through reading, discussion, and the practice of the writing discipline itself. We will be:
- developing ideas
- developing a thesis
- learning to write drafts
- learning to document sources
- learning to organize a paper
- learning to edit and revise
- learning the different modes of writing
- learning to think critically and analyze text
The New Millennium Reader 4th. edition, edited by Stuart and Terry Hirschberg
Keys For Writers 4th edition by Ann Raimes
A good pocket dictionary (Webster's will do, but there are plenty of good ones
A notebook of some kind
What We'll Do
Good writing starts with good thinking. In order to get you thinking, I've assigned readings and will be expecting you to read and discuss them. So, keep up on your reading. We'll then be writing about what we read, what we think, what we discuss, or other things that need to be written about. Writing assignments to be done outside the classroom will be detailed on an assignment sheet, and will be more subject to change than the reading, so what's in the schedule is tentative. You will also be expected to keep a notebook detailing your reactions to the readings, one page per reading. See the course schedule for more details.
A Note on Discussion
It's an important part of learning and a good way to sharpen your critical thinking skills, so be prepared to engage in it. Please be respectful of the views of others, even if you disagree with them. Discussion is an intellectual process, and it requires an open mind. If you disagree with someone, don't take it as a personal attack -- address the ideas instead; this isn't The O'Reilly Factor, and you won't "win" by being more obnoxious than your opponent.
Late Papers and Rewrites
You may hand in two out-of-class assignments up to one week late, no questions asked, no excuses needed. After that week, your grade for those papers will decline one letter grade for each missing week. The exception to this rule will be the final paper, which I can't accept late. All out-of-class papers except for the final (unless you hand it in early) may be rewritten as many times as you like until the last week of class. Most of the time this will result in a higher grade for the paper.
Academic Integrity
(a.k.a. plagiarism): see the latest Hesston College Catalog. Yes, I take this very seriously. I'm well within my rights to begin the process of academic withdrawal in cases of blatant and/or obviously intentional plagiarism.
Special Needs:
The ADA gives disabled students the right to special accommodations. Let me know if you need them.
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