Welcome to English 101!

All materials for this course are OER (Open Educational Resources). You can access all readings for this course either here or on Blackboard. We will practice deep reading, analysis, comparison and research using wonderful texts by authors including David Sedaris, Zadie Smith, Chimamanda Adiche and Ralph Waldo Emerson. I hope you will love them as much as I do.

During the semester, we will write three essays, and have one final exam. We will spend ample time discussing the texts, and how best to compose our responses to them, and to what other thinkers have said about them. We will practice how to compose a compelling and original thesis-driven essay sparked by our responses.  

This class uses interactive learning as well as instruction, and your opinion always matters. Each module leads you in a logical sequence through a set of tasks: some are readings, some are quizzes, and some are writing exercises. In our live zoom sessions, which will usually be held once a week, I include a short student’s choice section, so if you find useful materials related to our class topics, please feel free to share. 

I look forward to hearing your voices, reading your writing, and to teaching you strategies for bringing your voices into larger conversations. 

See you in class!