At least one of these papers will be argumentative, and one will be analytical. All of these will be typed and double-spaced. You will also write an impromtu essay on a reading you've done in the course and a reflective essay concerning the contents of your portfolio. This course is about writing, learning, rhetoric, and research. Each assignment builds upon the next, and what we do here will affect what you do in subsequent classes.
Due dates are real.
Your level of participation will affect how you do in this class. If you consistently miss class, come to class unprepared, or miss more than one conference, you may not pass this course. Come to each class prepared. Bring your disks, your revisions, the coursepack you create, paper and writing utensil.