The student will learn techniques of discovery, the workshop method of critiquing writing, audience assessment and needs, and a variety of rhetorical approaches in delivering written work to an audience, emphasizing persuasion and argumentation. In addition the student will learn the use of secondary source material to include parenthetical, MLA style documentation. Late papers are accepted only with special permission from the instructor. No late papers will be accepted after the final week of classes. Failure to comply with these rules can cause your paper to fail.
Attendance is mandatory.
I will allow you to miss the equivalent of three one-hour classes without requiring you to submit an excuse. Any absences in excess of this limitation will require you to submit a written excuse and then you will be required to perform additional work in order to make up the absence. In addition to attending class, you will be expected to participate in workshops, including reading a paper of your own aloud, responding to such work as read by others, and volunteering comments when not specifically assigned to do so by me. You have an obligation to your fellow students to be in class and to participate in all class activities. Be aggressive toward the subject matter and helpful toward one another.