Not a literature class. First-Year Writing courses at FSU teach writing as a recursive and frequently collaborative process of invention, drafting, and revising. Writing is both personal and social, and students should learn how to write for a variety of purposes and audiences. Since writing is a process of making meaning as well as communicating, FYW teachers respond to the content of students writing as well as to surface errors. Students should expect frequent written and oral response on the content of their writing from both teacher and peers.
Classes rely heavily on a workshop format.
Both reading and writing are the subject of class discussions and workshops, and students are expected to be active participants of the classroom community. The Longman Writer's Companion by Chris Anson, Robert Schwegler, and Marcia Muth. A Student's Guide to ENC1101 may also be required. Students simply must be present at all class meetings of ENC 1101 in order to participate in discussions, in-class writing experiences, and peer response groups or workshops. A great deal of the work of improving one's writing happens with other writers and other readers.