Terry Beck, English (beck.terr@uwlax.edu)
Virginia Crank, English (crank.virg@uwlax.edu)
Susan Crutchfield, English (crutchfi.susa@uwlax.edu)
Bryan Kopp, English (kopp.brya@uwlax.edu)
Mary Helen Mc Murran, English (mcmurran.mary@uwlax.edu)
The Course
Each member in our team teaches sections of English 110, an introductory composition course, on a regular basis. Approximately 1400 students take this course each year (92% of all incoming freshmen). For the vast majority of students, English 110 is the only General Education composition course requirement—although students are required to take Writing Emphasis and Writing-in-the-Major courses as well.
The learning outcomes for English 110, adapted from WPA's statement, are grouped into four areas: rhetoric; critical thinking, reading, and writing; composing process; and knowledge of conventions. Our lesson study team is looking for ways to improve student learning in these areas with respect to prose style, particularly the concept of emphasis.
Contact: Bryan Kopp
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