Posts Tagged ‘composition’
On the Joys of Teaching First Year Composition
Posted by: annieem on: November 3, 2009
One of the real pleasures of teaching the first year composition courses is that I encourage students to choose their own topics. Being on the dreaded quarter system, we teach three levels of first year composition (the first two are required for most students, while the third is required for transfer students):
Comp I: Students will [...]
My Comp Students
Posted by: annieem on: February 4, 2009
It’s midterm week–the week when each class starts to “gel” or form its own personality. I love this time in the term. Yes, I did just return graded essays, which can be stressful when the student hates their grade, but luckily, that hasn’t happened this term (crossing fingers, toes, etc.). Instead, students are coming to [...]
Student Essay Topics: If They Choose It, They Will Come (usually) To Write a Delightful Essay
Posted by: annieem on: November 29, 2008
As has become an annual ritual for me, I’m spending the long Thanksgiving weekend reading and commenting on research paper drafts. Because of the abbreviated length of the quarter system (vs. the semester system) research paper drafts are always due right before Thanksgiving, allowing me the long weekend to read them and return them to [...]
