Faculty

ENGL-1301 English Composition I

Amy Rostvold

Credit Fall 2025

Section(s)

ENGL-1301-213 (20980)
LEC MW 9:00am - 10:20am HLC HLC1 1304

Topical Focus

This course is a Liberal Arts Gateway class titled "Reimagining Education for the 21st Century"

This class facilitates critical thinking and writing development through a deep-dive into all things education. Through class discussions, journals and multimedia projects, students will explore different aspects of our education system, reflect on their own personal experiences with education, redefine the purpose of education in the 21st century, and reimagine our education system to better meet the needs of 21st century children.

Course Requirements

Comp I is a study of the principles of composition with emphasis on language, the mechanics of writing, the types of discourse, and research and documentation. Comp I promotes critical thinking, reading, and writing; clear, coherent, confident, and effective communication, collaborative writing & learning.

Readings

This is a ZTC course, and everything is FREE on Blackboard!!

Bring a laptop to class if you have one. And borrow one from ACC if you don’t.

Course Subjects

ENGL 1301 CLASS CALENDAR, Fall 2025

DATE

LESSONS & ACTIVITIES

What’s DUE this Week?

Week 1:

M 8/25

W 8/27

M: Syllabus / intro to the class

W: Intro to the argument, Start “School Is Killing Creativity”

Finish “School Is Killing Creativity” on your own for next week

Week 2:

M 9/1

W 9/3

M: Labor Day, No Class

W: Journal 1 (“Is School is Killing Creativity?”) + intro project 1

W 9/3: finish “Is School Killing Creativity” video for in-class writing

Week 3:

M 9/8

W 9/10

M: project 1 prep

W: Writing Workshop

W 9/10: Project 1, draft 1

Due by class time

Week 4:

M 9/15

W 9/17

M art gallery “walk” +interview pair and share

W: rhetorical devices

W 9/17: Project 1, draft 2

By the end of the day

Week 5:

M 9/22

W 9/24

M: Journal 2 (Achievement Gap) + finish rhetorical devices

W: logical fallacies

M 9/22:

journal 2 readings

Week 6:

M 9/29

W 10/1

M: project 2 group work

W: group work for project 2

Project 2 prep all week

Week 7:

M 10/6

W 10/8

M: Journal 3 (Teacher Crisis)/ group work project 2

W: School Discipline

M 10/6:

journal 3 readings

Week 8:

M 10/13

W 10/15

M: Writing Workshop

W: Journal 4 (Smartphones and Screen Time) + class discussion

M 10/13 Project 2, Draft 1

By class time

Week 9

M 10/20

W 10/22

M: Project 2 group presentations

W: crafting strong arguments – voucher class debate

M 10/20: Project 2, draft 2

By the end of the day

Project 2 presentations

DATE

LESSONS & ACTIVITIES

What’s DUE this Week?

Week 10:

M 10/27

W 10/39

M: class debate, continued

W: Class Debate, continued

Class debate prep work finished by Th 10/30

Week 11:

M 11/3

W 11/5

M: debate presentations

W: Journal 5 (AI) / intro to project 3

W 11/5:

Readings for journal 5

Week 12:

M 11/10

W 11/12

M: project 3 work day – come to class ready to plan/write

W: Writing Workshop

W 11/12 Project 3, draft 1 due by class time

Week 13:

M 11/17

W 11/19

M: “America’s Education Problem” w/ notes sheet

W: “America’s Education Problem” continued w/ in-class writing

W 11/19 Project 3, draft 2 due by end of the day

Week 14:

M 11/24

W 11/26

M: Intro to project 4 / start “What Is School For?”

W: asynchronous class day

fill out notes

M: Extra Credit due

W 11/26: notes page for “What Is School For?” discussion

Week 15

M 12/1

W 12/3

M: “What Is School For?” final discussion + Q/A project 4
W: Writing Workshop project 4

W 12/3: Project 4, Draft 1 due by class time

Week 16

M 12/8

W 12/10

M: LAG final + project presentations part 1

W: project presentations part 2 + Class Potluck Party 🥳

W 12/10 Project 4, Draft 2

Due by the end of the day

If you are absent for an in-class journal assignment, you will need to make it up during office hours or in the testing center. I will allot 20 minutes during class for the journals. The goal is to write approximately 200 words, learn to embed quotes, develop critical thinking and reading skills, and develop writing fluency.