Approaches to ENG1100

English 1100 is designed to help you build on your high school writing experiences to develop strategies to write for the range of audiences and purposes you will encounter in your courses at Elon. All sections of ENG1100 support the same course outcomes but work towards those outcomes in different ways. In some courses, you may analyze and create memes, work on a countermapping project, or write a pop-sci article. In others, you may work with a community partner on a civic writing project or compose a multimedia research project about issues facing college students today.

Regardless of your course’s particular projects, all sections of ENG1100 provide you a chance to practice writing across genres and contexts, and encourage you to take creative approaches to writing about topics that interest you. The writing process, including giving and responding to feedback, is a central part of all ENG1100 courses at Elon.

Catalog Descriptions

ENG 1100. Writing: Argument and Inquiry (4 sh)

This first-year writing course prepares students to develop as writers through extensive practice in process strategies, argumentation, and research methods. Students will learn and apply rhetorical strategies to write effectively in print and electronic environments for a variety of audiences, and will learn to think, read, and write critically about significant issues in multiple contexts. A grade of “C-” or better required for graduation. Offered fall and spring.

ENG 1000. Supplemental Writing Workshop (4 sh)

This writing workshop focuses on invention, organization, drafting, revision and editing strategies. Its curriculum is tailored to support the work done in English 1100 so that the student has the best possible chance for success. Concurrent enrollment in English 1100 required. Elective credit only. Offered fall.

Resources

All students are encouraged to visit Elon’s Writing Center. Writing consultants can help you with any stage of the writing process, from understanding an assignment, to planning and drafting, to revising, to editing. Sessions are up to 45 minutes long and you can schedule an appointment in advance.

The First-Year Writing Program works closely with Elon’s Belk Library and the Personal Librarian program to ensure each student has access to a research librarian.

Contact

If you have additional questions about the First-Year Writing Program at Elon University after exploring these pages, please contact the First-Year Writing Coordinator. If you are an incoming first-year student and have questions about which course placement would be best for you based on your own prior experiences, please contact First Year Advising & Registration at fyar@elon.edu. If you are trying to determine whether your previous course(s) count for ENG1100 credit, please contact the Office of the Registrar.