 BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE WRITING CENTER |
Bridgewater College
Effective
Writing Workshops
Placement Procedures
Our experience as teachers of writing has shown us that some students need additional help in order to succeed in the first-year composition courses. Therefore, early in the semester, each student enrolled in ENG 101: Effective Writing I and ENG 102: Effective Writing II will write an essay which Effective Writing professors will read to determine whether the student needs the additional support of regular writing workshops, scheduled weekly in the Writing Center (Bowman 310) and conducted by the Writing Center staff.
The writing workshop should be thought of like a lab course for a science or foreign language. Those students whose essays show a need for the writing workshop will be required to attend weekly workshop sessions, and they must satisfactorily fulfill workshop requirements in order to receive an average or above grade in ENG 101 or ENG 102. Note that this weekly attendance requirement applies only to the students whom we place in the workshop, on the basis of the in-class essay or, in Spring 2010, on the basis of Fall GPA.
Writing the In-Class Placement Essay
The placement essay will be written during a class period in the first two weeks of the semester. All ENG 101 students write on the same topic, and all ENG 102 students write on the same topic. You will receive the reading assignment before the class period when you write the essay and the writing assignment at the beginning of the period when you write it. You may prepare for the essay by reading the assignment and making notes or doing a little research, but you should plan to write your essay during class time. You may use a dictionary or thesaurus, if you need one.
Writing faculty will read placement essays at the end of the second week of classes. Two faculty members will read each essay. Your instructor will inform you if you are required to attend the workshop. You will also receive an email and a letter from Dr. Trupe, Director of the Writing Center.
What to Do if You Are Assigned to the Workshop
Select a time for regular Workshop attendance. If none of the times listed below are practical for you, please contact Dr. Trupe to schedule an alternative regular meeting time. In addition to using Workshop time for working on ENG 101 or 102 papers, you can work on writing for other classes such as PDP, History or Oral Communication or seek tutorial assistance with that writing.
Please schedule your workshop sessions with Dr. Trupe, whose office is in Bowman 311, inside Bowman 310 (phone: 5604; email: atrupe@bridgewater.edu), .
You must participate in the workshop to receive credit for each of your papers.
ENG101 Writing Workshop times for Spring 2010:
Alternative times may be arranged if needed. |
Updated by Dr. Trupe January 28, 2010