ENGL-1301 English Composition I
William Wilcoxson
Credit Fall 2025
Section(s)
ENGL-1301-044 (20837)
LEC MW 10:30am - 11:50am SGC SGC1 1225
Course Requirements
Wilcoxson
Schedule of Readings and Assignments
Fall 2025
English 1301-044; Monday & Wednesday 10:30-11:50am
San Gabriel SGC1 RM 1225
Office Hours Mon and Wed 8:30-9am; wwilcox@austincc.edu
Introduction
Mon 8-25 Class Discussion: Syllabus, Schedule; Read and Discuss “My Graduation Speech”; Assignment for next class: Read and prepare to discuss “Way to Rainy Mountain”
Unit One
Wed 8-27 Class Discussion: “Way to Rainy Mountain”; Preparation for 300 word Expressive Essay; Assignment for next class: Prepare to write 300 word Expressive Essay
Mon 9-1 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Wed 9-3 Write Expressive Essay in class
Mon 9-8 Essay Conferences; read “We Do Abortions Here”
Wed 9-10 Edit and revise Expressive Essay in class; proof-reading available; Assignment for next class: Prepare to discuss “We Do Abortions Here”
Unit Two
Mon 9-15 Class Discussion: “We Do Abortions Here”; Preparation for 600 word Persuasive Essay; Assignment for next class: Prepare to write 600 word Persuasive Essay
Wed 9-17 Write Persuasive Essay in class; submit edited and revised Expressive Essay along with Persuasive Essay
Mon 9-22 Work on Grammar Exercises
Wed 9-24 Essay Conferences; read “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain”
Mon 9-29 Edit and revise Persuasive Essay in class; proof-reading available; Assignment for next class: Prepare to discuss “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain”
Unit Three
Wed 10-1 Class Discussion: “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain”; Preparation for 750 word Interpretive Essay; Assignment for next class: Prepare to write 750 word Interpretive Essay
Mon 10-6 Write Interpretive Essay in class; submit edited and revised Persuasive Essay along with Interpretive Essay
Wed 10-8 Essay Conferences; Read “Looking at Women”
Mon 10-13 Edit and revise Interpretive Essay in class; proof-reading available; Assignment for next class: Prepare to discuss “Looking at Women”
Unit Four
Wed 10-15 Class Discussion: “Looking at Women”; Assignment for next class: work on rough draft of 1000 word research paper
Mon 10-20 Presentation on Research Paper Format; Assignment for next class: complete rough draft of 1000 word research paper
Wed 10-22 Coaching Conference for 1000 Word Research Paper in class; proof-reading available
Mon 10-27 Coaching Conference; questions answered; read “Get a Knife, Get a Dog, But Get Rid of Guns”
Wed 10-29 Coaching Conference; questions answered; 1000 word Research Paper along with edited and revised Interpretive Essay due at conclusion of class; Assignment for next class: Prepare to discuss “Get a Knife, Get a Dog, But Get Rid of Guns”
Unit Five & Unit Six
Mon 11-3 Essay Conferences; Class Discussion “Get a Knife, Get a Dog, But Get Rid of Guns”; preparation for 750 word Textual Analysis Essay; Assignment for next class: Prepare to write 750 word Textual Analysis Essay
Wed 11-5 Write 750 word Textual Analysis in class; submit edited and revised Research Paper along with Textual Analysis Essay
Mon 11-10 Essay Conferences; Read “Seeing”; Assignment for next class: prepare to discuss “Seeing”; edit and revise Textual Analysis
NOTE: Mon 11-10 is the first day you can be authorized to start the Departmental Exam; the final day that you can obtain authorization to start the Departmental Exam is Mon 11-24. The Departmental Exam must be completed by the start of class, 10:30am on Wed 11-26.
Unit Seven
Wed 11-12 Class Discussion: “Seeing”; Preparation for 1000 Word B Paper; Assignment for next class: Write rough draft of 1000 Word B Paper
Mon 11-17 Coaching Conference for 1000 Word B Paper in class; questions answered; 1000 Word B Paper due at conclusion of class
Wed 11-19 Essay Conferences; Read “Politics and the English Language” and “My Graduation Speech”; Assignment for next class: prepare to discuss “Politics and the English Language” and “My Graduation Speech”; edit and revise B Paper
Unit Eight
Mon 11-24 Class Discussion: “Politics and the English Language” and “My Graduation Speech”; Preparation for 1000 word A Paper; Assignment for next class: Write rough draft of 1000 Word A Paper; Final Day to obtain authorization for the Departmental Exam
Wed 11-26 Coaching Conference for 1000 Word A Paper in class; questions answered; proof-reading available; Deadline for completing the Departmental Exam, 9am
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Mon 12-1 Coaching Conference for 1000 Word A Paper in class; questions answered; 1000 word A Paper along with edited and revised B Paper due at conclusion of class
Wed 12-3 Essay Conferences; Assignment for next class: edit and revise A Paper
Mon 12-8 Final Conferences; ALL B PAPERS AND A PAPERS DUE BY 11:50AM
The readings for this course are all available on Blackboard. However, when a class discussion is scheduled, you must have a paper copy of the reading assignment with you—please note, that you cannot have the assignment on your phone or on a laptop; you must have a paper copy. The grading system used in the class will be Departmental System #1, Accept/Edit/Revise/Rewrite (see Departmental Syllabus). In order to qualify for the Departmental Exam on Monday 11-10, the expressive essay, the persuasive essay, the interpretive essay, the research paper, and the textual analysis essay must all be accepted; it’s also important to remember that these essays must be evaluated sequentially. In order to pass the Departmental Exam, and thus make at least a C in the course, you will have to write a 750 word essay which identifies the expressive, persuasive, and interpretive elements in a piece of writing that will be provided to you; you will also need to determine whether the piece of writing given to you is effective. The essay you write for the Departmental Exam cannot have more than 10 spelling errors and not more than 6 punctuation errors (miss-placed commas/semicolons, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices, etc). You must complete the Departmental Exam by the beginning of class, 10:30am, on Wednesday 11-26. The instruction in this course will take place through guided class discussion and one-on-one essay conferences. When a class discussion is held, you may not participate unless you have read the assignment and looked up all the words and references with which you are unfamiliar; you must also have a paper copy of the day’s reading assignment with you; however, if you do not participate in the class discussion, you are still responsible for the material presented that day, and you may be asked to write a 500 word summary of the assigned reading, in addition to the regular essay. If you miss an essay conference, it is your responsibility to arrange a make-up conference. I do take roll during each class discussion session; I do not penalize students who are absent or tardy; I do not penalize students who are absent or tardy because those students have already penalized themselves. Class participation is absolutely essential. Unless you are present and on time for the class discussions and one on one conferences, you will not have access to the material that we discuss, you will be unaware of instructions and deadlines, and, as a result, you won’t be able to complete the work and pass the course. My hope is that everyone in this class will do well, but, since there are plenty of opportunities to be successful with the way the course is designed, I do not assign extra credit projects. If, for some reason, you need to withdraw from this class, please understand that it is your responsibility to complete that process; the counseling office is available to help you, but it is a process that you must initiate and finalize; I do not withdraw students from my courses. If you have questions or if there is some way that I can assist you, please don’t hesitate to contact me or stop by during office hours. When you send me an email, you must use your official ACC student email account; I cannot respond to emails that originate from outside the college. I will do my best to respond to each email within 24 hours between Monday morning and Friday afternoon; I do not respond to emails between 5pm on Friday evening and 7am on Monday morning.
Office Hours
M W 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM San Gabriel RM 1223
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