English 101 Thematic Topics

Topic:  Education
Instructor: Dr. Craig Etchison
Freshman English 101 (Section 2903)

Education majors take a look!  Emphasis will be on the importance of writing, in terms of successfully negotiating college classes and for completing Praxis I.  The outcomes for this course will substantially contribute to the prerequisite communication skills necessary as a professional educator.

TR 12:30-1:45

Topic: Environment
Instructor: Dr. Craig Etchison
Freshman English 101 (Section 1263)

Reading, writing, and discussions will pertain to connections between the environment and our daily lives.  How do we affect the environment?  How does the environment affect us?

TR 8:00-9:15

Topic: Multi-culturalism
Instructor:  Sharon Yoder
Freshman English 101 (Section 1276)

Is the United States a melting pot or a salad bowl? Through reading, writing, and discussion, students will explore topics like stages of culture shock, romantic relationships crossing cultures, stereotypes, ethnocentrism, and prejudice.

MWF 12:00-12:50

Topic: American Popular Culture
Instructor: Georgia Kreiger
Freshman English 101 (Section 1268)

Hollywood.  Politics.  Advertising.  Music.  This section will explore the impact of American popular culture in our daily lives.

MWF 10:00-10:50

Topic: Writing from Personal Experience
Instructor:  Carol Shaulis
Freshman English 101 (Section  2468)

Students will explore the writing process through self-discovery.  The modes will be characterization (incorporating both descriptive and narrative details), process, classification (multiple comparison), and cause-and-effect, culminating in a personal definition research assignment. 

MWF 12:00-12:50 Somerset Campus