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Welcome to English 101. Syllabus Highlights. The best way to reach me is my email or faculty mailbox. Assignments are due on the date they are listed under on the syllabus. Please note policies on cell phones, absences, and rough drafts. The syllabus is available on the class website.
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Syllabus Highlights • The best way to reach me is my email or faculty mailbox. • Assignments are due on the date they are listed under on the syllabus. • Please note policies on cell phones, absences, and rough drafts. • The syllabus is available on the class website. • You are responsible for knowing and understanding the content of the syllabus.
Brainstorming and Freewriting • Brainstorming is a writing activity that asks you to write down ideas quickly, in short bursts without worrying about correctness. • You might use an idea web • You might make lists of phrases/ideas as they come to you. • Freewriting is “stream of consciousness” writing about a topic. While you freewrite, keep your pen or pencil moving and do not worry about unity, coherence, or correctness.
Brainstorming and Freewriting Practice • Brainstorm for five minutes about the following topic: “Why am I here at LA Mission College?” (Try to think of the big picture here. I’m not looking for, “I took this class because it fit into my schedule.” I’m asking, “What are you doing here? What is the goal you are working towards?”)
What can I do to be successful? • Come to class • Do the work • Strive for excellence • In order to help you meet these goals… • Have a partner in the class who will take notes/get copies of assignment sheets for you (assignment sheets will also be posted on moodle) • Come to see me during my office hours. • Come to class prepared to participate. • Indulge in curiosity. Question your assumptions.
Course Resources • We have a class website that is accessible by logging in to etudes at myetudes.org. If you are a first time user, your user name is your student number, and your password is your date of birth. (April 26 = 0426) • If you are officially registered for my class, you should be able to view the class website. If you are not registered yet, you should be able to view it as soon as you are enrolled in my class in the computer system. • I will be posting copies of assignment sheets and handouts that I pass out on the website. If you lose a handout or your syllabus, it is probably posted there. (Note: This does not apply to copies of some readings.)
What is “Rhetoric”? • Definition of RHETORIC (from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) • 1: the art of speaking or writing effectively: as • a: the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times • b: the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion • 2a: skill in the effective use of speech • b: a type or mode of language or speech; also: insincere or grandiloquent language
Who Uses Rhetoric? • The short answer is, everyone. If you have ever convinced someone to come around to your point of view, written a facebook post, or written a clever tweet on twitter, you have used rhetoric effectively. • Rhetoric is simply the study of how to communicate effectively and persuasively. • When I talk about “rhetorical choices,” I am talking about the choices that a writer makes in order to fulfill the purpose of the piece of writing and communicate effectively.
