A Teaching Portfolio
English 101: Fall 2001
Introduction
Welcome to Kati Tilley's English 101 website. These web pages were created as an online portfolio of my work as an instructor at Western Washington University and as a resource for my current and future students. Please explore my teaching portfolio by using the buttons at the bottom of this page, which will take you to my syllabus, course outline, assignments, and writing related resources. Also, if you are interrested in learning more about me as an instructor, please click on the following buttons to view my resume and philosophy regarding the instruction of English 101. Please note that some links will take you to Word documents, you can only open these documents if you have Microsoft Word installed on your computer.
University Description of English 101
A foundational course in the process of writing on topics drawn from personal experience and assigned readings, to help students develop and practice analytical, critical and reflective habits of mind and provide students with information and practice in using the specific and general conventions writers use to formulate and clearly communicate their understanding to others. Regularly scheduled conferences with instructor required.
In English 101 you will have the opportunity to:
- engage with intellectually challenging texts
- use writing as a method of inquiry and learning
- learn how to construct and examine your own perspectives
- focus on revision as a creative and intellectual thought process
- learn how to give and take constructive critique of writing in process
- practice conventions scholars and writers use to formulate and clearly communicate their ideas to others
Assignments
Weekly reading and writing (roughly 6-12 pages of formal and informal writing outside of class per week), frequent in-class responses, exercises and summaries; mandatory attendance; and regularly scheduled conferences with instructors outside of class.
Evaluation
Grades will be based on three out of class papers, one in-class essay, informal writing (reading responses, peer critiques) and a final portfolio containing an assortment of selected and revised writing from the course and a detailed, reflective analyses of your work.
Note
This class must be completed with a "C" grade to qualify for the "A" composition portion of the GURs.
© Kati Tilley 2002
