Late arrivers distract their instructor and their classmates. The final grade for the course may be lowered one letter grade for habitual tardiness. The student is expected to complete and to turn in all assignments when due. Quizzes and in-class writing may not be made up. Final drafts of writing submitted to the instructor should adhere to the conventions of Standard American English.
Presentation is important.
The student will turn in, in folders with pockets, all prewriting, rough drafts, and final drafts of essays, vignette, short story, process analysis, and critical analysis. There will be several quizzes on reading assignments. To help make the transition from the expository writing of English 101 to the more creative writing of English 102, the student will write a vignette early in the semester. The student will also craft an original short story. The purpose of this project is to enhance the student s appreciation of the craft of fiction, to motivate him or her to look at the world with the writer s eye.