North Georgia College and State University
Technology Rich Composition Class - ENGL 1101

Created in partial fulfillment of the requirements for ENGL 8900
Dr. Elizabeth Sanders Lopez - Georgia State University

 

Upcoming:

*** Indicates notes for Dr. Lopez - Teaching Tips that won't be posted for students.

 

1/8 - In Class

Review Syllabus and Class Requirements

 

1/10 - In Class

Write in-class essay - topic to be announced.
Assign Homework: Technology Autobiography

***The technology autobiography, unknown to the students will consist of their revising their literacy narratives and adding in the idea of the technology autobiography. This will introduce them to pre-writing and revision.

 

1/15 - In Class

Review Technology Literacy Narrative.

In-class writing exercise.

*** I'm going to ask them to write an email (even if it is hand-written in class) to their best friend telling them about their first few days on campus andin our class. Then I'm going to ask them to write another email about the same subject, but this time, to their parents. Then finally, I'm going to ask them to write a letter to their favorite high-school teacher on the same subject. We'll then discuss the differences between the three, leading to ...

Introduce:
- Rhetorical Situation and Audience Awareness
- Class Technology Requirements
- 20 Common Errors

 

1/17

Seeing, “Writing in the Age of the Image” (1-26)
Seeing, “Appendix B: On Reading Visual and Verbal Texts” (661-77)
Practice Reading Quiz