Dear Class,

Welcome to ENGL1301 Z10! We will have a productive semester of honing our college writing skills. Let's begin our journey by carefully reading and following our syllabus.

This semester we will focus on college-level reading and writing to build strong foundations for our academic and professional writing in the future. Here are the 7 items of course assessment listed on our syllabus:

Method of Determining Final Course Grade
No Course Grade Requirement Value Points
1. Daily Work and Participation 30% 300
2. Essay #1 15% 150
3. Essay #2 15% 150
4. Essay #3: Research-Based Argument (1200-1500 words) 20% 200
5. Group Assignment 10% 100
6. Midterm Exam (Professor designed) 5% 50
7. Final Exam (Professor designed) 5% 50
Total 100% 1000

All courses materials are posted on eCourses. You will also submit your work there too.

Please note that "Daily Work and Participation" includes: attendances and timely completion of all course work including reading discussions, practice quizzes, essay drafts, peer reviews, and more.

Weekly attendance will be taken every Sunday afternoon based on activity report generated automatically by eCoureses. This activity log includes page views and assignment completion status.

A weekly task-reminder is posted on top on each week's module. This is a good guideline to keep us on track.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I am here to assist you!

You can reach by eCourses emails or chat. You can also email me at bilin@pvamu.edu too. And you are most welcome to stop by my Hilliard Hall 217 office during my office hours (MWF 10-10:50AM 12:00-12:50PM). You can also request a virtual meeting on Fridays between 1-2PM.

Best wishes for a successful semester!!!

Dr. Lin