| English 1/ Writing (4
credits) |
English 1 introduces students to a variety of expository and academic forms
of writing. The emphasis is on academic writing skills, of which
general writing skills are an important component. Students refine
their ability to write summaries, syntheses, analyses, comparisons,
and definitions, and practice combining those forms into larger academic
papers. The course presents a variety of methods of pre-writing,
organizing, developing, drafting, revising, and editing academic papers,
in addition to introducing students to college-level internet and library
research skills. English 1 is run as a writer's workshop where students
discuss essays (both professional and those written by their peers), explore
writing and critical thinking strategies, and practice the skills they
have learned. Individual conferences with the instructors, meetings
with writing tutors, and comments on papers and drafts are all designed
to help students acquire greater control over their writing, develop a
more fluid writing style, and master the art of academic writing.
Many but not all sections of English 1 are taught in a networked classroom
using the students' own computers connected to the Drew computer network.
This increases the students' computer literacy skills at the same time
as they are increasing their academic and general literacy skills.
60% of the grade for English 1 is determined by two portfolios (the
first worth 20%, and the second worth 40%) evaluated by the instructor
and other instructors of English 1. The final 40% of the course grade
is awarded by the course instructor based on each student's overall effort
and contribution to the class. Sample
on-line syllabi. |
| English 1-A/ Writing (2
credits) |
English 1-A is a two credit course offered in the fall semester to first
year students. This course offers students an introduction to college-level
writing skills, including note-taking, summary writing, critical thinking,
developing a thesis, and writing and analyzing arguments. The course
pays particular attention to grammar and style; the development of ideas,
sentences, and paragraphs; and organizing and developing brief papers.
Students keep a writer's journal, meet regularly with the instructor, and
attend weekly tutoring sessions at the University Writing Center.
The course is taught in a networked classroom using the studnets' own computers
connected to the Drew computer network.
Students registering for English 1-A must register for English 1 in
the spring of their first year.
Sample
on-line syllabi. |
| English 2/ Research writing
(2
credits) |
English 2 is a 7-week course in advanced paper-writing and research skills
offered the first and second half of each spring semester. This course
is designed for students who have exempted the writing requirement or already
completed English 1 but would like to take their research and expository
writing skills to a new level. Students in the class learn how to
conduct academic research on a topic of their choice using the Internet
and the library to find sources. Emphasis will be on the selection of texts,
the evaluation of those texts, analysis and synthesis of sources, and the
development of a solid thesis derived from the evidence and supported by
it in an academic research paper. The principles and strategies taught
in this class are also applicable to students writing or planning to write
honors theses. The course is taught in a networked classroom using the
students' own computers connected to the Drew computer network. Research
papers may be presented in the form of linked html documents in some .
Sample
on-line syllabus. |
| English 3-A/Argumentation (2
credits) |
English 3-A is a 7-week course in advanced argumentation sometimes offered
the first and second half of each spring semester (check with the department
for the next offering). Students in this course will study theories
of argumentation and analyze persuasive stragies in a variety of locations
including the media, political speeches, legal cases, and Internet sites.
Students will also learn to apply these strategies in their own writing.
NOTE: This course does not satisfy the Drew Writing
Requirement. |
| English 3-B/ Writing for your
major (2 credits) |
English 3-B is a 7-week course in academic writing sometimes offered the
first and second half of each spring semester (check with the department
for the next offering). The course may be taught in specific departments
with a direct focus on the academic discourse conventions of that discipline,
or it may be taught as a general writing across the curriculum course in
which students will learn how to conduct textual research and write it
up according to the general discourse conventions of the sciences, the
social sciences, and the humanities.
NOTE: This course does not satisfy the Drew Writing
Requirement. |
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