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English 1303 Freshman Composition Section
02755 10:00 - 12:00 Th, Rm. 105 C Summer I 2001
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Instructor: David Judkins, Ph.D. Office: 233C Roy Cullen ph 743-2948 hours 9:00 - 10:00 MTWTh or by appointment e-mail: djudkins@uh.edu Web site http://www.UH.EDU/~djudkins English 1303 takes up
essential writing for university students. This class, which
should be taken during your first semester at the University of Houston,
is designed to make you think, organize, and express effectively your
ideas and those of others you have assimilated. Books Required:
Axelrod & Cooper, The St. Martin's Guide to Writing
(Short 6th ed). Fulwiler & Hayakawa, The Blair Handbook (3rd
ed). The class will concentrate on
writing, and you should be prepared to write regularly. By being
prepared, I mean that you should have time, quiet, interest, and energy
for the process of writing. It is important that you take the
class seriously, that you approach the subject with positive
expectations, and that you earnestly seek to improve (not necessarily
perfect) your writing skills. Class requirements: You must
submit five essays during the course of the semester. This
includes one mid-term essay and one final essay both of which will be
written in class under monitored conditions. In addition you will
be writing answers to discussion questions and short critical remarks on
other students' essays. You will receive a total of six grades during
the course of the semester one
grade on each essay you submit and one grade on your discussion
responses. Grading: The following is a break down on how the grades will be weighted.
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Daily Schedule: Revised May 29, Introduction to Materials. Read Chapter 1, Read from The Saint Martin’s Guide to Writing Chapter 1; “Introduction.” Write in-class Diagnostic Essay “ 30, Read from The Saint Martin’s Guide to Writing Chapter 2, “Remembering Events.” Respond to discussion questions. “ 31, At the beginning of class submit Essay 1. June 4, Read from The Saint Martin’s Guide to Writing Chapter 3, “Remembering People.” Essay 1 to be returned.
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5, Discussion question on “Remembering People” " 6, Write draft of Essay 2 in-class 7, At the beginning of class submit Essay 2. “ 11 University Closed “ 12, University Closed " 13, University Closed " 14, University Closed " 18, Read from The Saint Martin’s Guide to Writing Chapter 4, “Writing Profiles.” Essay 2 to be returned “
19 Discussion
questions on Writing Profiles “ 20, Write in-class Essay #3 “ 21, Discussion of “Explaining a Concept” “
22, Return Essay #3
Continue Discussion of Concepts
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25 Write in-class a rough draft for Essay 4
" 26 Submit at the beginning of
class Essay 4.
" 27 Read from The
Saint Martin’s Guide to Writing Chapter 6, “Proposing a
Solution.”
" 28 Return Essay # 4. Discussion
questions on “Proposing a Solution”
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29 Finish Proposing a Solution July
2 Review
" 3 Write
final essay in-class.
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