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Support for English Composition 1
ENGL 0999 with Professor Julie Kozee, CRN 80270
- EClassroom-Zoom meetings required
- Full session
- Pairs with English 1101 CRN 80284
- No textbook required
This e-Classroom course allows students to complete English learning support without having to come to campus for any meetings or exams. All course materials, including the texts, are provided to the students online without cost or extra fees. The class is synchronous, so we will meet regularly during the semester at our scheduled class time. All course content is organized into modules in our online classroom, with separate submodules for written lectures, readings, supplemental materials, and assignments. Students will complete assignments asynchronously and upload them to our online class via submission folders or discussion boards. Although this is an e-Class with no in-person meetings, I am organized, engaged, and experienced in distance teaching, so this class is a great fit for any student who is willing to dedicate approximately 4-6 hours to the class each week for the semester. I am readily available via email and Zoom to answer questions and workshop papers, and I respond to emails on the same day, usually within the hour, seven days a week. Please note that this class is a co-requisite course for my late start e-Classroom ENGL 1101 course, CRN 80284.
ENGL 0999 with Danny Bellinger, CRN 80271/81358
- Hybrid Instruction
- Full session
- Pairs with English 1101 CRN 80275/81357
- No textbook required
This hybrid course allows students to complete English learning support without having to come to campus for any lectures, quizzes, or exams. All course materials are provided to the students online. The class is hybrid, so we will meet only once a week on campus during the semester at our scheduled class time and complete assignments online using D2L. All course content is organized into modules in our online classroom, including lectures, worksheets, supplemental materials, and other reading material. Students will complete assignments synchronously and upload them to our online class submission folders or discussion boards in D2L. Although this is a hybrid class, engagement is still important for me to assist students in meeting our learning objectives. I am readily available via email and Zoom to answer questions and workshop papers, and I respond to emails within 24 hours or less, five days a week. Please note that this class is a co-requisite course for my full session ENGL 1101 course, CRN 81357 or 80275.
ENGL 0999 with Charles Grimm, CRN 80597/81361
- Hybrid Instruction
- Full session
- Pairs with English 1101 CRN 80631/81366
- No textbook required
This hybrid course meets alongside ENGL 1101, but please notice that the 1101 course does not begin meeting until September 8. You will thus have an opportunity to begin preparing for the content and skills of English composition before the regular composition course begins meeting. We will use this time to talk about grammar, vocabulary, style, and the basics of Literacy Studies to give you a competitive advantage in the ENGL 1101 course. This course will allow some time for us to read articles collaboratively, to discuss problems with quizzes in-person, and to focus on drafting papers in a more structured environment. I do require at least one paper be taken to the Writing Center with a revision summary and reflection required to help you make the most of this valuable resource. This course will not be lecture-based; instead, we will read and write together as a community with an aim to individual and group improvement.
English Composition 1
English Composition 1101 with Professor Danny Bellinger, CRN 80275, 81357
- Hybrid - Instruction
- Full Session
- No textbook required
This online introductory college essay writing course offers lectures by me that are hosted by Zoom, so students do not have to come to campus for class lectures or exams. All course materials, including the texts, are provided to the students online. This course focuses on essay writing in various expository writing modes such as Persuasive, Narrative, and Cause and Effect. Students in my classes are taught how to build and lean on a writing process that you can use for essay writing in general. Although this is a fully online class, students who prefer taking an introductory writing in lively and engaging classroom experience, will appreciate the way this course is taught. However, if you prefer asynchronous over synchronous learning, this class can also might also be a good fit if you are willing to dedicate the necessary time and effort to reading, and journal and essay assignments with flexible due dates. All content is organized into modules in our online classroom, as well as the lectures, readings, and supplemental materials for the course; and all coursework is completed in D2L.
ENGL 1101 with Professor Julie Kozee, CRN 80284
- EClassroom-Zoom meetings required
- Class meets from Sept 8 to December 7
- No textbook required
This e-Classroom course allows students to complete the first required composition course without having to come to campus for any meetings or exams. All course materials, including the texts, are provided to the students online without cost or extra fees. The class is synchronous, so we will meet regularly during the semester at our scheduled class time. All course content is organized into modules in our online classroom, with separate submodules for written lectures, readings, supplemental materials, and assignments. Students will complete assignments asynchronously and upload them to our online class via submission folders or discussion boards. Although this is an e-Class with no in-person meetings, I am organized, engaged, and experienced in distance teaching, so this class is a great fit for any student who is willing to dedicate approximately 6-8 hours to the class each week for the semester. I am readily available via email and Zoom to answer questions and workshop papers, and I respond to emails on the same day, usually within the hour, seven days a week. Please note that this is a late start class that meets for 12 weeks instead of 16, from September 8 through December 7.
ENGL 1101 with Professor Julie Kozee, CRNs 80329 and 80318
- WEB Based - Asynchronous Instruction
- Full Session
- No textbook required
This online course allows students to complete the first required composition course without having to come to campus for any meetings or exams. All course materials, including the texts, are provided to the students online without cost or extra fees. Although this is a fully online class, I am organized, engaged, and experienced in online teaching, so this class is a great fit for any student who is willing to dedicate approximately 4-5 hours to the class each week for the semester. The class is asynchronous, so students will be able to complete the work at their own pace at a time that best suits their own schedules. All content is organized into modules in our online classroom, with separate submodules for written lectures, readings, supplemental materials, and assignments. I will post short videos with a tour of the D2L classroom, lectures, and detailed assignment instructions to help students navigate the course and understand the course content. I am readily available via email and Zoom to answer questions and workshop papers, and I respond to emails on the same day, usually within the hour, seven days a week. No meetings, online or otherwise, are required for this course.
English 1101 with Julia Reidy, CRN 80485
- WEB Based - Asynchronous Instruction
- Full Session
- No textbook required
This online class is an introduction to writing in the college environment. Students will practice narrative, process, definition, rhetorical analysis, and persuasive writing, as well as learn basic tips and tricks for making sometimes frustrating processes like drafting, revision, citation, and research a little more “doable.” We’ll read nonfiction pieces in a variety of genres—all readings will be delivered via D2L. Through activities and workshops, we’ll work together as a writing community, all of us with the same goal of becoming more confident, powerful academic writers. This is an asynchronous online class, meaning there are no required class times where everyone logs in at once; instead, you’ll complete all coursework in D2L to meet deadlines. I’ll offer optional Zoom office hours and other ways we can conference one-on-one, as needed. For more information, contact Julia Reidy jreidy@highlands.edu.
English 1101 with Julia Reidy, CRN 80486/81374
- Douglasville, in-person class
- HYBRID Split format: 80486 meets Tuesday; 81374 meets Thursday
- Full session
- No textbook required
This class is an introduction to writing in the college environment. Students will practice narrative, process, definition, rhetorical analysis, and persuasive writing, as well as learn basic tips and tricks for making sometimes-frustrating process like drafting, revision, citation, and research a little more “doable.” We’ll read nonfiction pieces in a variety of genres—all readings will be delivered via D2L. Through group activities and workshops, we’ll work together as a writing community, all of us with the same goal of becoming more confident, powerful academic writers. This class is a hybrid split; you will attend class one day a week. Both Tuesday and Thursday students will be in the same class on D2L to complete all other coursework. For more information, contact Julia Reidy jreidy@highlands.edu.
English 1101 with Connie Watjen, CRN 80628/81360
- Cartersville, face-to-face class
- HYBRID Split format: 80628 meets Monday; 81360 meets Wednesday
- Full session
- No textbook required
Your words matter—in college and in life. This introductory writing class will teach you how to communicate your ideas effectively by introducing you to the writing process. Good writing is never a single act. In this class students will learn how to plan, organize, draft, revise, and proofread essays, so the blank page no longer fills them with dread. We will read, discuss, and respond to several nonfiction essays in a variety of genres. Finally, students will complete a research project that demonstrates how to integrate their words with those of an outside source, how to cite those sources, and how to format a works cited page correctly. The assignments, group activities, and workshops in this course will help you become a more confident and effective writer in college and beyond. This class is a hybrid split; you will attend class one day a week, either Monday or Wednesday. However, all students will be in the same class on D2L. For more information, contact Connie Watjen at cwatjen@highlands.edu.
English 1101 with Charles Grimm, CRN 80631/81366
- Cartersville, face-to-face class
- HYBRID Split format: 80631 meets Tuesday; 81366 meets Thursday
- Class meets from Sept 8 to December 7
- No textbook required
This half in-person/half-online course asks you to consider Literacy as a means to entering your preferred discipline. Readings will be from Literacy scholarship, and each student will be required to offer definitions of literacy and compose a well-documented argument about whether or not America is facing a "Literacy Crisis." This argument can draw from your preferred profession or from your personal interests so that you remain interested in your research and writing. We will also cover topics of grammar and style, approaching each from the standpoint of Literacy Studies: success in grammar and style can vary based on your target audience. All readings should be completed outside class, and all writing should be prepared before arriving to class to allow a workshop-style approach to composition. Group work will be required from each student, so you will need to enter the course ready to meet and talk with fellow classmates both in-person and digitally. All readings will be available in D2L, so no other textbook is required (although you should be aware that other ENGL 1102 teachers may expect you to have books GHC often allows for both 1101 and 1102 - my 1102 does not require a textbook either). For more information, please feel free to contact me at cgrimm@highlands.edu!
English 1101 with Charles Grimm, CRN 81341
- WEB Based - Asynchronous Instruction
- Full session
- No textbook required
This fully online course asks you to consider Literacy as a means to entering your preferred discipline. Readings will be from Literacy scholarship, and each student will be required to offer definitions of literacy and compose a well-documented argument about whether or not America is facing a "Literacy Crisis." This argument can draw from your preferred profession or from your personal interests so that you remain interested in your research and writing. We will also cover topics of grammar and style, approaching each from the standpoint of Literacy Studies: success in grammar and style can vary based on your target audience. Synchronous recorded Zoom sessions will be available for those who prefer to hear directly from the instructor and/or fellow students, but attendance in those sessions will not be a graded activity. Some group work will be required from each student, so you will need to enter the course ready to meet and talk with fellow classmates digitally. All readings will be available in D2L, so no other textbook is required (although you should be aware that other ENGL 1102 teachers may expect you to have books GHC often allows for both 1101 and 1102 - my 1102 does not require a textbook either). For more information, please feel free to contact me at cgrimm@highlands.edu!
English 1101 with Charles Grimm, CRN 81351
- WEB Based - Asynchronous Instruction
- Accelerated Schedule (Aug 15-Oct 7)
- No Textbook Required
This fully online, accelerated course allows you to combine Comp 1 and Comp 2 (CRN 80663) into one semester if you wish to complete English composition requirements in one semester. This English Comp 1 course will ask you to consider Literacy as a means to entering your preferred discipline. Readings will be from Literacy scholarship, and each student will be required to offer definitions of literacy and compose a well-documented argument about whether or not America is facing a "Literacy Crisis." This argument can draw from your preferred profession or from your personal interests so that you remain interested in your research and writing. We will also cover topics of grammar and style, approaching each from the standpoint of Literacy Studies: success in grammar and style can vary based on your target audience. Synchronous recorded Zoom sessions will be available for those who prefer to hear directly from the instructor and/or fellow students, but attendance in those sessions will not be a graded activity. Some group work will be required from each student, so you will need to enter the course ready to meet and talk with fellow classmates digitally. All readings will be available in D2L, so no other textbook is required (although you should be aware that other ENGL 1102 teachers may expect you to have books GHC often allows for both 1101 and 1102 - my 1102 does not require a textbook either). For more information, please feel free to contact me at cgrimm@highlands.edu!
English Composition 2
English 1102 with Danny Bellinger, CRN 80299
- WEB Based - Synchronous Instruction
- Full Session
- No textbook required
This web based course is an introduction to literature that builds on the writing skills students have developed in English Composition 1101. All of the reading material that you need is easily accessed from the online resources I provide. We meet twice a week for online Zoom lectures and engaging dialogue and conversation about the literature, and all online lectures are recorded and uploaded for those students who are not able to join us. Our readings will primarily focus on contemporary poetry, fiction, and drama, with some reading that explores the language of each genre. Students are given weekly reading and journal writing assignments as a way to learn how to read and write about literature. Students who take my classes should be open to lively and engaging conversation, and reading literature that focuses on a variety of themes. All content is organized into modules in our online classroom, as well as the lectures, readings, and supplemental materials for the course; and all coursework is completed in D2L.
English 1102 with Julia Reidy, CRN 80496
- WEB Based - Asynchronous Instruction
- Full Session
- Textbook: Kelly, Joseph, editor. The Seagull Reader: Literature. 4th ed., W.W. Norton, 2018. (ISBN 978-0-393-63169-2) – rentals and used copies available
This online class builds on the skills developed in English 1101 and expands students’ exploration and practice of academic writing, including analysis and research. Together, we’ll read a combination of short stories, poems, plays, and nonfiction essays to better understand the choices writers make and how those decisions affect readers. We’ll work on helpful habits and processes to make writing a more productive experience, and we’ll spend the last unit of the class doing a deep-dive into a self-selected research project. This is an asynchronous online class, meaning there are no required class times where everyone logs in at once; instead, you’ll complete all coursework in D2L to meet deadlines. I’ll offer optional Zoom office hours and other ways of conferencing one-on-one, as needed. For more information, contact Julia Reidy jreidy@highlands.edu.
English 1102 with Julia Reidy, CRN 80499/81376
- Douglasville Tuesday/Thursday 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
- 4thSession HYBRID Split: Sept. 8 - Dec. 7, 2020
- Textbook: Kelly, Joseph, editor.The Seagull Reader: Literature. 4th , W.W. Norton, 2018. (ISBN 978-0-393-63169-2) – rentals and used copies available
This class builds on the skills developed in English 1101 and expands students’ exploration and practice of academic writing, including analysis and research. Together, we’ll read a combination of short stories, poems, plays, and nonfiction essays to better understand the choices writers make and how those decisions affect readers. We’ll work on helpful habits and processes to make writing a more productive experience, and we’ll spend the last unit of the class doing a deep-dive into a self-selected research project. This is an accelerated hybrid course; you’ll have one designated day a week to attend class face-to-face, but we’ll also have online work to do outside of class meeting times via D2L. For more information, contact Julia Reidy jreidy@highlands.edu.
Literature
World Literature I, ENGL 2111 with Professor Julie Kozee, 81242 (currently full)
- WEB Based - Asynchronous Instruction
- Full Session
- No textbook required
This online course allows students to complete their Area C literature requirement without having to come to campus for any meetings or exams. All course materials, including the texts, are provided to the students online without cost or extra fees. Although this is a fully online class, I am organized, engaged, and experienced in online teaching, so this class is a great fit for any student who is willing to dedicate approximately 4-5 hours to the class each week for the semester. The class is asynchronous, so students will be able to complete the work at their own pace at a time that best suits their own schedules. All content is organized into modules in our online classroom, with separate submodules for written lectures, readings, supplemental materials, and assignments. I will post short videos with a tour of the D2L classroom, lectures, and detailed assignment instructions to help students navigate the course and understand the course content. I am readily available via email to answer questions and respond to emails on the same day, usually within the hour, seven days a week. I hold office hours via Zoom to workshop papers, answer student questions, and provide additional instructions or explanations as needed. No meetings, online or otherwise, are required for this course.
World Literature I, English 2111 with Leslie Johnston, CRN 80679
- EClassroom-Zoom meetings required
- Full session
- Textbook required
World Lit I covers the ancient world, the medieval world, and the early Renaissance. It moves from the very oldest literature that we have up until the early 1600s. It has an international focus. Works will be covered from a variety of cultures, European, middle Eastern, the far East, Africa, etc. There will be epics and heroes, usually one ancient Greek play, collections of folk-type stories from various cultures, fables, romances (stories of knights and ladies) and medieval heroes, and a little poetry. The class will meet on MW at 11:00 via Zoom for lectures/discussion and student interaction with supporting materials and assignments in D2L.
American Literature I, English 2131 with Leslie Johnston, CRN 80665
- EClassroom-Zoom meetings required
- Full session
- Textbook required
American Lit I covers the time period from the beginning of America. Think the Native Americans and their stories, the first explorers and settlers and their narratives, the Puritans and their legacy, the Colonial and Revolutionary period, and the early and mid-1800s with major authors like Irving ("Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," for example), Hawthorne, Poe (stories and poems), Melville, America’s slave narratives, a brief survey of the Transcendentalists, and finally, the poetry of Dickinson and Whitman. The class will meet on MW at 2:00 via Zoom for lectures/discussion and student interaction with supporting materials and assignments in D2L.
American Literature II, English 2132 with Leslie Johnson, CRN 80675
- EClassroom-Zoom meetings required
- Full session
- Textbook required
American Lit II covers the time period from the Civil War to the late 20th century. We usually start with authors like Twain, Bierce, Chopin, and the realistic stories of the late 1800s in America; then, we move into a little poetry from the end of the 1800s/early 1900s, with poets like Frost, and on to the fiction of the 1920s-1940s with stories from authors such as Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, Hurston, Welty, and O’Connor. Finally, we consider modern poetry, followed by a play, and then one or two more modern stories from the close of the 20th century that focus on the cultural diversity of contemporary America. The class will meet on TR at 12:30 via Zoom for lectures/discussion and student interaction with supporting materials and assignments in D2L.
Latino/a Literature, English 2135 with Jessica Lindberg, CRN 81348
- WEB Based - Asynchronous Instruction
- Full Session
- Textbook required
What does Latino/a mean? What is the difference between Hispanic and Latino? This course explores the historical and cultural contributions of Latino/a Literature, starting with the letters of Christopher Columbus and moving into present day authors like Ana Menéndez. Some of the topics in the class include colonialism, border and hybrid identities, the Chicano Renaissance, perceptions of gender, and American identity. The course is taught entirely in English. A low-cost collection of short stories is required; additional reading material will be provided online. For more information, email jlindber@highlands.edu.