Composition 1A and 1B
Instructor Valerie Frankel, MFA
Office Hours:
Faculty Offices Building (FO) 224
Monday and Wednesday 11-12 or by appointment.
Email me (preferred) or leave a message at 924-4512
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SJSU WRITING CENTER
Location: Clark Hall, Suite 126
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:30PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Call for appts. 408-924-2308
www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter
Syllabus: English 1A Spring 2009
Syllabus: English 1B, Spring 2009
Sample Essay Harry Potter and the Redefinition of the Hero’s Journey (includes proper MLA and citations)
Sample Essay Reinventing Eve: Bible and Myth Reborn in Harry Potter and His Dark Materials
RESEARCH PAPER HELP (English 1B)
English 1A and 1B HELP
The Oxford English Dictionary: word origins
THE WAVE, FAIRY TALES, AND OTHER BOOKS
Auto Crit: The AutoCrit Editing Wizard analyzes your manuscript, looking for a wide collection of writing errors and weaknesses.
Recommended Reading-- classics and proper sources
For ELL: Idioms (preposition choice) and Diction (easily confused words)
Extra In Class Essay Prompts (in case you need practice outlining or finding examples.)
Read Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: The Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody
Read From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine's Journey in Myth and Legend
