Major Assignments Anticipate nine writing assignments. The writing assignments allow for various talents to be displayed. Some students write with a narrative voice and will be able to shine in descriptive and narrative personal essays. Others have more skill in critical reasoning and exercise their writing talents best in researching and supporting arguments. This course does not have a traditional meeting time.
Attendance is required only to take exams and to write the competency essay.
These should total no more than five hours in the semester. All other writing and work is on your own in response to the assignments listed on the course site. This hour will be selected by the students once the semester begins. The Competency Essay Students write the competency essay the first class meeting of the 12th week of classes.