Thanks to the COM352 students for contributing a bunch of new pages! I'll be moving these pages into the main area of the wiki soon.

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Official Writing Program Curriculum

The general requirements and syllabus for all sections of English 112, including this one (#71) are available from the English Department's webpage. The required course texts are listed, along with an introduction, goals, and philosophy of this course.

The specific grading schema for Section 71 is two tiered. Half the credit revolves around points you lose for not doing the basic assignments and other commonly accepted elements of being a committed learner. The other half of credit involves the actual quality of your writing, with a particular emphasis on improvement.

Background on the Curriculum

The University Senate authorized a committee of faculty to spend all of last year reviewing the Writing Program. A few excerpts are available in this teacher's weblog: Writing Program Background.

Plagiarism

RESIST the temptation to find what seems like it might be an easy way to improve your grade! Please read the Plagiarism Policy, noting especially that "unintentional plagiarism is still plagiarism."

online research

There are questions about the reliability of [wikipedia]. We discuss this particularly in relation to Unit Three: Adding to a Conversation.

inclement weather

Will UMass close?