Both of my courses (ENG 218, V248-02) are full. Because they are writing-intensive, I am obligated to keep the enrollment at 20. If spaces open up, I will be happy to add you to the course, but happiest about doing that during the first week. Check Banner to see whether there are openings, and bring your add/drop slip with you to class.
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The meeting time for English 110, section 5 is incorrectly given on the English Department website. Class meets on MWF from 2:10-3. Course topic is “Writing (and Reading) in the 21st Century”:
A recent study of writing by undergraduate students at Stanford University concluded that Stanford students are spending more time than ever writing (and reading). Nonetheless, concerns about how digital technologies like text messaging are eroding literacy skills—especially the literacy skills of students–are ubiquitous. So what does it mean to read and write well in the twenty-first century? What consequences has the digital “revolution” had for writing and reading? What has your experience been as a reader and writer in this digital age? How have digital technologies mattered to practices and conventions of academic writing? How do digital technologies figure into the other reading and writing that you do on a daily basis? The readings for this course will explore these questions and others about what it means to be a writer and reader in the 21st century. You will also be asked to bring these ideas to bear on your own experience, and to do so in a range of print and digital genres.
Add/Drops for all sections of ENG 110 are handled by our Department Secretary Mrs. Riefehstahl in Pardee 316.
CWP is now accepting applications for WA positions. Visit http://cwp.lafayette.edu/2011/02/17/online-wa-application/ for more information. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 11.
WORKING WITH SOURCES IN THE HUMANITIES
An informal workshop for students.
Tuesday, October 26, noon-1
Watt Writing Rm. (P 319)
Space is limited. RSVP by Sunday Oct 24.
Email cwp@lafayette.edu for more info.
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Co-sponsored by The College Writing Program and Skillman Library.
The College Writing Program has created an online gallery for collecting and exhibiting examples of “everyday” writing by members of the Lafayette community. For details about how you can participate, visit the CWP site.
PLAGIARISM: QUESTIONS, CONTEXTS AND CONSEQUENCES
Tuesday, October 19, Noon-1
Gendebien Room, Skillman Library
Members of the Lafayette community are cordially invited to an open dialog on plagiarism on Tuesday, October 19. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Friday, October 15: https://opinio.lafayette.edu:443/opinio/s?s=1875
In her recent book My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture, anthropologist Susan Blum writes
At its core [plagiarism] means to copy someone else’s work; even paraphrasing without attribution counts as plagiarism. Although the meaning sounds clear, however, it is murky in reality. (12)
That plagiarism is, indeed, a “murky” issue seems to be supported by the most recent round of debates. Reporting on the rise of plagiarism on college campuses, a recent NYT article wonders whether “many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious misdeed” (“Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age”). In response, however, Stanley Fish argues that plagiarism is not the big moral deal teachers typically make of it, but rather a failure to follow the rules of a particular (academic) discourse community.
If you’re interested in learning more about the issues surrounding this debate, join us for a lively and interesting discussion moderated by Patricia Donahue, Bianca Falbo and Lijuan Xu.
Co-sponsored by the Dean’s Office, The ATTIC, The College Writing Program, and Skillman Library.
The deadline for faculty to request WAs for your fall courses is Friday May 7. More information about about how a WA can support writing in your course is available in the CWP Faculty Handbook.
WA requests can now be submitted online here. Or cut and paste the URL below into your web browser.
IN SEARCH OF THESIS STATEMENTS
What is a thesis statement? Does every paper have to have one? What are professors looking for in a thesis statement, and how can writers make them more effective?
Join the Writing Associates of the College Writing Program for a discussion of these and other questions on Wednesday, April 28 in the Watt Writing Room (Pardee 319). Lunch will be provided. Space is limited, so please register by clicking here, or copy and paste the following URL into your browser’s address window:
https://opinio.lafayette.edu:443/opinio/s?s=3112.
EVALUATING STUDENT WRITING
The final workshop for new VAST faculty will be held this coming Friday, April 30, from noon-1 in Pardee 320. Our discussion topic, led by CWP Coordinator Christian Tatu, will be evaluating student writing. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the Provost’s Office. Contact Bianca Falbo for more information.
This year’s Campus Dog Show will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 11-2 pm, on the quad. Entry forms available here, or by cut and past the URL below into your web browser:
CWP accepts faculty nominations of students for Writing Associate (WA) positons year round. We like to remind faculty at this time of year in particular when the abilities of individual students are fresh in your minds. Email candidate names to Bianca Falbo. More information about the application process is available here.