Overview

A Guide to First-Year Writing at Grand Valley State University is meant to be the perfect asset to the first-year writing courses offered by the Department of Writing at Grand Valley State University. These courses are designed to build on and expand your writing, critical thinking, collaboration, and information literacy skills. A Guide to First-Year Writing at Grand Valley State University: invites students into the community and celebrates student writing at all stages. explains shared course expectations for WRT 150. contains past students' advice and A-level portfolios to guide revisions, class discussions, and overall course success.  

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Author:   Grand Valley State University
Publisher:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9781792475788

ISBN 10:   1792475780
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   30 January 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction First-Year Writing Course Options Overview of First-Year Writing First-Year Writing Goals How and Why We Write Writing as a Process Information Literacy and Academic Conversations Documenting Sources Avoiding Plagiarism Focusing on Revision: One Student's Process University and Writing Department Policies Required Passing Grade Learning or Physical Disabilities Attendance Plagiarism The First-Year Writing Portfolio Characteristics of A, B, C, and D Portfolios Grading in First-Year Writing Process and Portfolio Grading Portfolio Submission Guidelines Portfolio Submission Eligibility Semester-Long Evaluation Midterm Evaluation Grade Appeals Portfolio Grading FAQ: Questions You Might Have Resources for Student Writers at Grand Valley Library Resources Computer Classrooms The Fred Meijer Center for Writing Exemplary First-Year Writing Portfolios Portfolio One by Olive White Finding Common Ground Between Uncommon People Gagging Ag-Gag A Handlebar Mustache and a Crayfish Funeral Portfolio Two by Avery Wissmueller Retracing History (as told by Matthew Tijan) Dying to Be Green Agriculture: Made With Artificial Ingredients Portfolio Three by Natalie Feldpausch Goosebumps and Stickers The Solution to Smoothly Implementing Wind Turbines Campus Ministry: A Community Built on Love Exemplary Individual Essays A Gift from a Butterfly by Amberly Dzimira Pop by Madison Carmichael An Intoxicating Truth by Anna Patton Eugenics of the 21st Century by Dana Williams The Demand for Change by Cambria Tiemann Professional Wrestling Is Art by Caleb Wolfe Minimalism in Our Digital World by Kaya Dahlquist Avengers: The Return to the Big Screen by Sofia Martinez Martinez Living in Toxicity by Kayla Weaver

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