Welcome to Week 8. Monday is the last day of this course. This week we will read and comment on the process analysis essays. We will also do a group reading of Frederick Douglass’s famous speech “To the Negro, What Is the Fourth of July?” The 25-question final quiz will […]
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Welcome to Week 7. This week will be finishing our study of the rhetorical mode of persuasion, including a practical application of its use. We will then move on to the mode of Process Analysis. Please be sure to complete the quiz on Process Analysis (Quiz 7) by Sunday, May […]
Welcome to Week 5 of our course. This week we will be starting a segment on the rhetorical genre of persuasion, sometimes referred to as “argument.” We will be reading editorials, exploring topics to write about, and studying the structure of persuasive essays.
Welcome to Week 4 of our course. This week, we will work on a six-step process to essay writing, including an exploration of the prewriting process. We will be working on Essay 2 (Extended Definition), which will be due Sunday, April 26th. In-class writing #4 will be open until midnight, […]
Welcome to Week 3 of our online course (Zoom meetings Mon., April 13 and Wed, April 15) . This week we will be exploring the denotative and connotative meaning of words and reading a variety of articles that define abstract concepts, such as manhood and the meaning of the Fourth […]
Welcome to Week 2 of our intensive ENG 101 course. This week we will be reviewing the basics of essay structure with an emphasis on thesis development. We will also be looking at how to gracefully incorporate direct quotes into an essay. The week’s study content will include elements of […]
Welcome to Week 1 of ENG 101 English Composition on the OpenLab platform. I look forward to short but exciting semester as you find explore your own thoughts and opinions and find your authentic voice as a writer of essays. This week we will acquaint ourselves with the OpenLab course […]
