This first semester of composition introduces pre-writing, composing, and revising strategies. It emphasizes logical development of ideas in documents appropriate to audience and purpose. Students will draw on their own experience initially, but in their thinking and writing they will be asked to look beyond their experience to consider evidence, evaluate it, apply it, and incorporate it into their writing.
Students have the opportunity to revise their work after responses from peers and the instructor.
They will be able to make choices of the work they wish to present for evaluation. No work is graded until the end of the course. In addition to an annotated table of contents, a typical portfolio includes multi-versions of each essay, accompanied by a reflection describing the changes made from version to version. The numbers refer to the course outcome criteria established by Endicott College. Critical Thinking 2.