Week 7- February 18

Week 7 will prepare you to compile your course portfolio. Module 7: Reflection and Revision provides an opportunity to review your work and consider the pieces that you will carry forward.

Week 6 - February 11

Week 6 focuses on Module 6: Response and Interpretation.

Week 5 - February 4

This week is Module 5: Reading Like a Writer. The emphasis is on critical reading and helpful peer review. This is particularly important given the self-paced nature of the course.

Week 4 - January 28

It seems we are all lagging a bit this week. The posts are coming in slowly and I am let getting your weekly update published. It must be the fourth week of the term.

This week, please look at Module 4: Writing Description. It will provide opportunities to evaluate the descriptive details in your writing. I have softened the "due dates" a bit to help keep you going. Remember, these dates are guidelines. Move at the pace that supports your learning.

Also, please take a moment to provide some information and feedback on your experience in the course by completing the Canvas course survey. We would love to hear from you.

Have a great week!

Week 3 - January 21

For those just starting the course, welcome! Please take a few minutes to read the Week 1 Announcement so that you clearly understand the organization of the course. It will also be helpful to review the Course Syllabus and the Tips for Success.

All of the assignments and quizzes have open due dates so you can move at your own pace. It is important to remember that there is not an instructor grading your work. You will want to look for others in the course who are completing assignments at your pace. Provide them feedback on their work, and ask those students to review and provide feedback on your writing.

For those keeping pace with the general course calendar, welcome to week 3! This week you will complete Module 3: What Is Revision?

Once you complete your essay draft, remember to read and provide feedback on the drafts of your classmates. Have a great week!

Week 2 - January 14

Hello. Welcome to week 2 of the English composition course.

I have had several questions about the self-paced nature of this course. Can students submit assignments early or late, or do they need to follow a specific calendar? The assignments and quizzes are all available so that you can take and post them at any time. There are several cases where you are dependent on your peers - either to give or receive feedback. This will occur best if students are moving through the course at roughly the same pace. The course is not graded and there is not a certificate or credential for the course. As such, please determine what you hope to gain from the learning experience and pace yourself to achieve your personal goals.

This week we move past the introductory content into the meat of the course. If you have not done it yet, I highly recommend that you review the course syllabus, and the tips for success in the course.Welcome And Tips For Success. If you are ready to proceed, please move to Module 2: Prewriting, Drafting, and the Narrative. As with each of the Modules, you can begin with the goals and outcomes, and then move through the full module simply by clicking the "Next" arrow at the bottom of the page.

Please take time late in the week to provide feedback to your peers on their writing in this module. Your thoughtful, constructive feedback is key to the success of the course.

Please read the Week 1 course announcement.

Welcome to class!

CC BY SA Photo by Dvortygirl To move through the course effectively, please follow the course modules. This will sequence all readings and assignments appropriately.

This course is designed to introduce you to the writing, reading, and thinking skills necessary for success at the college level. You'll learn about writing as a recursive (circling back) process that includes prewriting, drafting, editing, and revising.

The course will also help you develop critical reading skills to analyze specific writing techniques and strategies that can be used to improve your own writing. In the end, we hope you'll find you're own personal writing style.

This is a self-paced course, which is different from an instructor-led course. All of the course materials, assignments and tools are available here, but there is not an instructor monitoring your progress or evaluating your work.

Please take a moment to review the documents below, which will help you understand the course, the approach and tips for success.

To get started, click on any of the links below.

English Composition I
written by Daryl Smith O'Hare, edited and designed by Susan C. Hines
revised for self-paced delivery by Lumen
last revised: December 26, 2013