First Year Composition

Course Description

Welcome to first year composition. In this class, you will learn to develop ideas, communicate them effectively, and orient yourself to the expectations of college writing.

Welcome to Class

Note: This course is offered by the School of Letters and Sciences. For more information about the school, visit our website: https://cls.asu.edu/. If you have questions or concerns, please send your inquiry to cls@asu.edu.

This class will focus on the methods and strategies of writing in academic settings, while also introducing you to the idea that writing is embedded in communities and cultures. We will be reading a variety of essays on topics including Internet culture, celebrity chefs, and high school football.

You will compose three papers, agree to follow a set of course policies, and complete daily readings.

Your Browser Does Not Meet Class Requirements

For this class, you are required to have a more modern web browser than Internet Explorer 8, the browser you are using. IE8 is 5 years out of date with regards to web standards, riddled with security errors, and no longer supported or maintained by Microsoft.

To view course content, you are required to install a more modern browser. I recommend downloading and installing the newest version of Mozilla Firefox. It is easy to install, compatible with a broad range of websites, and runs on many old computers.

When you have installed the required browser for this course, please return here to read the syllabus.

Help

Here are instructions for installing Firefox on Windows.

Basic information literacy as a prerequisite for this course. If you are having trouble installing a working browser, contact ASU support or consider dropping this course.