Composition I: ENGL103-91 Prof. Matthew Mead

MTh 11:30am–1:00pm, Room 504 [email protected]   

Office Hours: Thurs 1:30–2:30pm, and by appt. Office 605-E | 646-313-8161

Composition I is a course in critical thinking, reading and writing. It will provide a thorough introduction to the writing process and academic discourse: generating ideas, developing a thesis, supporting a thesis with evidence, and revising and editing. Students will be introduced to a variety of research resources, including the NYPL and CUNY library systems and learn basic research techniques. Because good writing starts with good reading, attention will be paid to critical reading strategies.

Course Overview

This course introduces writing as an inquiry- driven process consisting of invention, revision, editing, and reflection. As a whole, the course will provide you with multiple opportunities to explore the writing process and to make writing choices that will empower you to write more effectively. If you begin to see that what you write is not inevitable, but rather part of a larger array of choices, and if you choose the options you find most useful to you as you compose, then we are getting somewhere. 

Day-to-day, the class format is discussion-based. Our focus will be on critical reading and writing. I expect to hear your voices. Be prepared to work and to be involved. 

This course will explore the theme of …