Introduction

Intensive College Composition 1

Professor Fotos
Undergrad: Writing Arts (Creative Writing/
Technical Writing/Digital Writing)
Graduate: Rhetoric and Composition (Writing
Center Studies/ Composition Pedagogy/Gender
& Identity Studies)

Intensive College Comp 1

Writing as a process
Reading and responding to the works of others, development
of ideas, planning, organization, drafting and revision.
Five core values of the First-Year Writing Program.
Work will be done individually, with the instructor and along
with other members of the class.
You will submit a final portfolio

Five Core Values

Core Value I. Understand that writing is a practice which involves a
multi-stage, recursive and social process.
Core Value II. Understand that close and critical reading/analysis
allows writers to understand how and why texts create meaning.
Core Value III. Understand that writing is shaped by audience,
purpose, and context.
Core Value IV: Understand the role of information literacy in the
practice of writing.
Core Value V. Understand the ethical dimensions of writing.

Roll Call

Attendance is extremely important and can truly

make or break your grade.

Exercise 1

Practice Close Reading

Practice Annotation
Practice Conversation and Habits of Mind

Critical Reading/Thinking
Inquiring Mind
Explore your opinions (and authors)
Make Connections (intertextuality)
Cause/Effect (exigency)
Multiple Perceptions
Resist Simple Answers
Writing/Reading = Conversation

Exercise 2

What is your go-to weapon for the Zombie

Apocalypse?
Share in groups of 3 or 4

Syllabus: Time & Place

Office: Bozorth 143
Office Hours: Mon/Wed 2:00-3:00
Email: Fotosm24[at]Rowan[dot]edu
Monday Bozorth 132 (computer lab) 12:30pm-1:45
pm
Wed/Fri Wilson 205 12:30pm-1:45pm

Syllabus:Required Texts and Materials

From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A Practical Guide, 3rd Eds.,
Stuart Greene and April Lidinsky, Bedford/St. Martins, 2015.
(ISBN: 9781457661693)
They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing,
3rd Ed. Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, Norton, 2014.
(ISBN: 9780393935844)
Guide to First-Year Writing, http://
www.guidetofirstyearwriting.org/
Portfolio kit, available at the Rowan Barnes and Noble.

Syllabus: Blackboard
rowan.edu to QuickLinks (upper-right) to
Blackboard, then Username + Password
Access to Grades & Assignments
Course Site: proffotosicci.weebly.com

Syllabus: Grading
Portfolio = 75% course grade
Non-Portfolio Elements = 25%
To Save Your Grade = Homework & Participation
D- to pass this course, most programs require C.

Syllabus: Wrap-Up
Attendance - makeup work for excused absences
only
Academic Integrity - do NOT plagiarize
Behavior Policy - be kind and respectful and do
NOT interfere with learning environment

Rowan Resources
Rowan Success Network
Accommodation Policy (504 or IEP)
Wellness Center
Academic Success Center
Writing Center

Questions?

Homework
Chapter 1: "Starting with Inquiry" of From Inquiry to
Academic Writing. (Select pages from pg. 1-28)
Answer Discussion Questions
Chapter 14:"What's Motivating this Writer" of They
Say, I Say. (pg. 173-183)
Chapter 2: "Her Point Is" of They Say, I Say (pg.
30-41)