ENGL 833 Course Syllabus (Spring 2023)
“No thinking – that comes later. You must write your first draft with your heart. You rewrite with your head.
The first key to writing is…to write, not to think!” (Sean Connery in Finding Forrester)
Instructor Information
Course Access
- Banner Course Number (CRN): 22076
- Section 001
- Meeting Time: 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mondays
- Delivery Mode: This course will be taught in Hybrid fashion
- Students may attend in person or via Zoom
- Classroom: Leonard Hall – Room 306
- Zoom Classroom Meeting Link: https://iupvideo.zoom.us/my/pagnucci
- Zoom Classroom Meeting ID: 724 357 1701
Course Information & Policies
- Course Description, Overview, and Philosophy
- Course Goals and Learning Outcomes
- Course Schedule
- Course Technology
- Graduate Course Policies
- IUP Policies
Course Requirements and Grading
- Due Feb. 20: Your Teaching Vision Statement
- Due Mar. 27: Your Teacher Story
- Week of April 17: Paper Conferences
- Due May 3: Your Theory of Teaching Article
- Ongoing: Course Participation
- Composition Studies Historical Timeline
- Major Composition Theories
- Composition and the Teaching of Grammar
- Bibliography: Composition Studies Seminal Works
- Bibliography: Composition Pedagogy
- Composition Studies Journals
- English 833: Theories of Composition–Extra Course Materials
- English Professional Conferences
- English Professional Organizations
- Guide: Dissertation Chapter 1
- IUP English Graduate Student Technology Projects
- TechTool: Blogs
- TechTool: Time Machines
- TechTool: Wikis