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EWRT 1B - Reading, Writing, and ResearchEWRT 1B will enhance your writing and critical thinking skills, develop your understanding of literature, and give you guidance and practice in academic research.
Special requirements for this class:
1. The Orientation for this class is a required ON-CAMPUS meeting. Students who do not attend the Orientation are dropped from the course.
The Orientation date and time are on my Homepage.
2. The class has one (1) additional on-campus meeting. While not required, the additional meeting is STRONGLY recommended:
Required Text: One World of Literature - Lim & Spencer
Cengage Learning (formerly Houghton Mifflin)
1st Edition, 1993
Old ISBN: 0395588804
New ISBN: 9780395588802
These ISBNs are linked, so either one may be shown.
NOTE: If you are buying the textbook online, you will see conflicting publication data on various sites. Ignore that.
There is only one edition of this book.
Here’s a link to the publisher if you want to verify this:
Use either ISBN in the search box.
http://www.cengage.com/highered/
Theme: In this class we will read mostly 20th century stories, poems, and plays from all six continental areas of the world. As we explore stories from many cultures, we will see how these writers use gender relationships, economic and class struggle, and social change to reveal both unique and universal elements of human experience.
Goals for EWRT 1B
English 1B is designed to help you:
- develop and apply strategies for college-level research
- analyze complex issues in stories and plays and evaluate multiple points of view in scholarly writing;
- apply critical thinking skills and knowledge of cultural/historical context of readings to develop your own analysis, interpretation, and expression;
- focus your ideas into cogent, persuasive essays.
What we will do in the class:
- Discuss the values and ideas expressed in a variety of literary texts, in various genres, linked by our theme exploring causes of conflict;
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of readings through discussions, quizzes and writing;
- Apply critical thinking to examine value systems and reasoning in interpretation;
- Practice the process model of research and essay development;
- Review elements of grammar and syntax to enhance writing maturity.
Five (5) essays are required. Essay #5 will be the Final Exam.
Individually, you are expected to contribute to on-line discussions, read assigned texts, conduct college-level research, and complete all written assignments:
An On-line course requires considerably more individual initiative than an on-campus course. Keeping up with assignment due dates and participation in the on-line activities is your responsibility and is essential to your success. Each week, there are reading and writing assignments, postings, quizzes, or other online activities. You must post and/or submit your responses within the allowed time. Responses are graded and should reflect your understanding of the reading/issues and make a contribution to the class discussion. A detailed Syllabus and Assignment Sheet are posted in the course.
You should plan to spend an average of 10 hours per week on the work for this course.
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