Required Texts and Course Materials:

• English 100 Writer's Workshops Spring 2001: Student Assistant Edition.
• Readings as assigned.

Course Objectives:
You should aim:

• to become knowledgeable about writing processes, particularly heuristics and prewriting;
• to deepen your understanding of writing and of designing writing assignments;
• to become a more skilled and experienced teacher, particularly of composition;
• to comprehend the rationale for the MWSC ENG100 course design;
• to develop your own critical perspective on teaching writing.

Attendance, participation, and leadership: If you miss class twice during the semester for any reason other than a legitimate, documented emergency, you will fail ENG 316/466, and you may be removed as an SA. If you miss a tutorial session, other SAs should take in your students and receive your pay. If for any other reason any SA should simply fail to meet the minimal standards for a responsible student tutor, that SA may be replaced after a clear warning and opportunity to respond and will earn an F in any related class. Poor attendance that falls short of the standard for dismissal will lower your course grade. Experienced SAs who are not enrolled in ENG 316/466 must follow these policies unless they petition successfully for other arrangements at the start of the term.

ENG 100 Classroom Observations and Descriptive Summary: Students enrolled in ENG 316/466 are required to observe two ENG100 class sessions, normally in a class conducted by the ENG 100 instructor(s) whose workshops you are leading. Students NOT enrolled in ENG 316/466 are required to observe one such ENG100 class. The first observation should take place within the first five weeks of classes. A 2 page minimum informal descriptive report of each classroom visit is due within one week following the class visit.

Reaction Paper: Students enrolled in ENG 316/466 are required to read and respond, in writing, to a selected journal article. Reaction papers (1-2 page minimum) should identify and briefly summarize the article. The remainder of the text should focus on your reaction and response to the issues raised by the article's author.

Oral Presentation: Students enrolled in ENG 316/466 will lead a class discussion during one of our weekly meetings on selected readings of their choice (which, in most cases, should be the same as those discussed in reaction papers).

Writer's Workshop Materials: Students enrolled in ENG 316 and 466 will prepare and present model activities for a potential new Writer's Workshop session. Other students enrolled in English 316 will review and respond to draft versions of these activities.

Teaching Log: All tutors will keep a brief record of their daily Writer's Workshop sessions on the forms provided. The daily log should describe the WW activities, their successes and failures. Describe what you would do differently if you were to repeat this Writer's Workshop. Identify any student and/or classroom culture concerns.

Writer's Workshop Self-Evaluation: All students will prepare and submit a 2-3 page self-evaluation and reflection on their Writer's Workshop experiences at the end of the term.

Grading Criteria:
Diligent completion of all requirements according to minimum specifications will earn a B. Generally satisfactory completion of the requirements as a whole will earn a C. Diligent completion of all requirements with obvious attention to quality will earn an A, which I expect to be the most common grade. Only failure to attend class, failure to complete most of the requirements, or clear and significant lapses in the Writer's Workshop will earn an F. Performance not already described will earn a D.

Academic Honesty:
Work submitted under your name must be your own work. Papers written outside of class may be edited and proofread by others, but extensive editing by others should be credited in an annotated note. You should cite all primary and secondary sources using MLA guidelines for documentation. The first infraction of academic honesty by a student will cost the student the total possible number of points for the assignment. Any subsequent infractions of academic honesty will result in a student's failure in the course.

Schedule
Most classes will have a regular routine. Your Writer's Workshop text lists the daily activities you will be supporting at each Writer's Workshop session (see its Table of Contents). Below I list only days on which there will be unusual events.
 

1/18	3-6 pm: Orientation
2/8	No live class (teacher at conference); WebBoard discussion
3/15	No class: Spring Break
3/29	Article presentations
4/19	ENG 316/466 students' Workshop materials presented for discussion

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