I teach College Writing I and College Writing II in the Division of Professional and Graduate Studies at Franklin Pierce , both in the traditional classroom and in a hybrid format (half online, half physical classroom).
On this web page, you can find documents and other resources useful for students and teachers of College Writing. To see messages and other current information about the course, visit the Bigger Classroom weblog at http://biggerclassroom.blogspot.com.
The resources below may be useful to students taking College Writing II.
The Conscious Reader: Online student resources to accompany your text, The Conscious Reader, 10th Edition: there are links to websites related to the readings for each section of the book, and online forms for completing writing exercises and brainstorming activities.
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri at Audible.com: Includes an audio sample of the novel.
"The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol at Audible.com. Includes an audio sample of the novel.
A Writer's Reference: Online resources at DianaHacker.com to accompany your handbook, A Writer's Reference, by Diana Hacker. Information, sample papers, and best of all, lots of online tutorials and quizzes, most of which offer instant feedback.
"Filth" by Germaine Greer (the article your reading by Sarah Lyall refers to)
In the Fall '07 College Writing I course that I taught, I asked students to phone in messages about "received ideas" for their first essay. Listen to some sample topics:
If you'd like a glimpse at how my hybrid online College Writing I course began one recent year, take a look at a Flash slideshow by clicking on this link: Welcome to College Writing I Spring2007
(You can also click on the thumbnail below to advance through a preview.)
"organized, meaty, and full of heart..."
In recent College Writing II classes, I had the students perform a small group exercise in which they were asked to imagine some future professor writing a letter about what the students were like as writers. Here are six very imaginative examples:
You're a student! Of course you can't afford to buy Microsoft Office. But that doesn't mean I can open those Works and WordPerfect files you're trying to send me, either.
Open Office is a free, open source productivity suite like Microsoft Office. I use it and recommend it.
Mozilla Firefox is a free Web browser that protects you from pop-ups, and--they claim--spyware and viruses. I use it and recommend it.
You should spend money on anti-virus software. Really. It's not worth your while to try and save a few bucks here. Supplement your virus protection by running a spyware detection program on your computer once a week. I use the free Spybot Search and Destroy. (Download the updates each week before you run the search.) I also use AdAware to protect against "data mining."
Get the free Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 if you have trouble opening my handouts or any other Word, WordPerfect, or Works documents.
