Welcome to one of the most dreaded courses in the entire college curriculum: second-semester freshman composition, research and argumentation. You will learn ( I hope) that there is nothing to dread here, and that the skills developed in this course will follow you for the rest of your life. I must, however, warn you: this is a course with an agenda.  In it, you will be expected to think about issues facing our world and develop your own ideas as you encounter those of others.

February 22.  Here is a new handout on MLA Formatting tips.

February 15:  We are working on your outlines in preparation for the papers due on Feb. 24. A handout with guidelines and sample is here.

New Link:  Here is the MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide from The OWL at Purdue.  This is the documentation format we will follow in this course.

Announcement: Grade Enhancement Opportunities Available.  Click here.