ENG101

Each year The Printer’s Devil contest recognizes outstanding essays from composition students at Arizona State University. The contest is open to all composition students, i.e., students who have completed or are currently enrolled in one of the following classes during the current school year (ENG 101, 102, 105, 215, 216, 217, 218).

Prizes
Last year’s first prize winners won $125, second prize winners $75, and third prize winners $50. The cash award is credited to their student accounts.

Submission Requirements

Fall 2008 Only

The Collegial Learning Assessment (CLA), an intiative of the Office of University Evaluation, is part of ASU's effort to assess its success in helping students develop critical thinking, reading and writing skills through the undergraduate curriculum.

In Fall 2008, the Writing Programs are contributing to this effort by allowing the Office of University Evaluation to implement the CLA through the first-year composition courses, including ENG 101, 102, 105, 107, 108 and 111 as well as WAC 101 and 107 (including hybrid and online sections).

Currently, some of the links on this page point to an older version of the Writing Programs website, which may be out of date. Those pages will be replaced with new pages as they become available.

1.00 ADMINISTRATION

2.00 TEACHING

2.01 Mission Statement for Writing Programs

• Mission
• Writing assignments
  

Please follow these guidelines (attached) as you prepare your syllabi for your Writing Programs courses. (ASUID login required to see the attachments.)

English 101 introduces students to college-level writing through the exploration of various aspects of popular cultures. Its premise is that students are in university to understand the world around them and to become equipped to make positive change by studying and contributing to the cultures in which they are immersed. Therefore, through reading, writing, and research the course presents students with opportunities to examine the ways that cultures shape beliefs, values, and education.

This is a list of commonly used textbooks in Writing Programs. Faculty Associates and Teaching Assistants/Associates who have either more than three (3) years teaching experience at ASU in Writing Programs courses, or nine (9) or more graduate-level hours of rhetoric/composition courses (including the TA Seminar) may choose their own textbooks. Please note that it is Writing Programs policy that all classes use a rhetoric; you can select a separate reader, or use a rhetoric/reader. All textbooks must meet the goals and objectives of the Writing Programs.

This course aims to increase students' ability to develop ideas, to express ideas effectively, and to engage different literacies. It gives special attention to expository and persuasive writing. Critical reading of articles, speeches, and other non-literary texts helps students to understand the rhetorical process, to analyze audience and its cultural contexts, and to foresee the audience's response. A substantial amount of writing is required.

For more information, see expanded description of English 101.