There will be 4 of these during the course of the semester. Like the Shorter Writings, they will be graded according to a system of checks, check pluses, and check minuses. This reading will be divided up into twelve articles. After reading each article, students will post an informal response in the Discussion Forum, linked off of the class web page. Students may post an original response, or they may respond to something posted by a classmate.
Students are responsible for reading their classmates' postings.
Occasionally I will begin class by asking you to write for 10 or so minutes on the reading assignment for that day. My goal with these in-class writing sessions is to allow you time to generate some ideas for class discussion, though they will also offer me a convenient way of monitoring how closely people are reading the assignments. Since EN 105 is a workshop, your full participation in class discussion is absolutely necessary. I will take this into account when I determine your final grade. You are allowed three absences.