Today we met and Prof. Joyce distributed the syllabus, and a policies and procedures handout. Additionally, Prof. Joyce showed up the three textbooks we would need for class:
1. Easy Writer (4th Edition)
2. Joining Academic Conversations (4th Edition)
3. Everything's an Argument (5th Edition)
As a class, we went over the syllabus and class structure. Important things of note:
1. Peer Reviews and Conferences will happen in groups of three in Prof. Joyce's office (very few peer reviews will ever be conducted in class)
2. There is no such thing as an excused absence
3. After 3 absences your grade will decrease by 1 full letter grade each missed class
4. This blog space will serve as a means to keep track of what happened in class and functions as a Short Write for the author of each post.
After we went over the class structure we did an introductory exercise to learn about one another.
Homework due Wednesday:
1. Buy all three textbooks
2. Read JAC (Joining Academic Conversations) xi-xviii
3. Write an Introductory letter about yourself
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