Composition II (E1023 TC1): Course Syllabus

Dr. Trey Philpotts
Office: Witherspoon 146
Office Hours: By Appointment
Office Phone: (479) 968-0483
e-mail: tphilpotts@atu.edu

ENGL 1023 TCI students:

  • Check your e-mail very regularly or you will get left behind. You must have ready access to e-mail and know how to use it. If you don't, you are not going to be able to take the class! See technical assistance page for more information.You must use your student e-mail address. The two textbooks--Literature and the Writing Process and Writing about Literature--should now be available in our book store. Buy them immediately.
  • Do not purchase Introduction to Literature (this is for the in-class students only).

    Before you begin the course, read carefully the following pages:

    Course Objectives

    Grade Standards

    Journal Entries

    Submitting Assignments by E-mail

This is a work in progress. As the semester progresses, I may make changes to meet your needs. Remember, you must keep up with the reading and the assignments. Read the instructions for each assignment carefully, and if you have questions, please contact me at my e-mail address or phone me.

 Weekly Activities

Week One Assignments (to be completed by Friday, August 29)

Week Two Assignments (to be completed by Friday, September 5)

Week Three Assignments (to be completed by Friday, September 12)

Week Four Assignments (to be completed by Friday, September 19)

Week Five Assignments (to be completed by Friday, September 26)

Week Six Assignments  (to be completed by Friday, October 3)

Week Seven Assignments (to be completed by Friday, October 10)

Week Eight Assignments (to be completed by Friday, October 17)

Week Nine Assignments (to be completed by Friday, October 24)

Week Ten Assignments (to be completed by Friday, October 31)

Week Eleven Assignments (to be completed by Friday, November 7)

Week Twelve Assignments (to be completed by Friday, November 14)

Week Thirteen Assignments (to be completed by Friday, November 21)

Week Fourteen Assignments (to be completed by Friday, December 5) 

For additional help with your writing, visit these excellent sites:

Paradigm On-Line Writing Assistant

Elements of Style, Strunk's and White's Classic Writing Guide, Now On-line