From the First-Year Writing Program at UW-Madison
In the last few years, English 100 has considered how to meet the challenges of information literacy, especially misinformation and “fake news.” While our curriculum has always focused on research methods and working with sources, digital communication and social media platforms have altered the writing and rhetorical landscape that English 100 needs to prepare its …
By Amy Gaeta Everyone tells you that you will write tons in English 100, but few tell you how much you will feel. When I was a college freshman, I noticed some students were terrified by the all the new requirements: MLA format, weekly discussion posts, and nightly readings. Other students, myself included, were …
We are thrilled to announce the winners of English 100’s Student Writing Awards for 2017-2018. These compositions are student submitted and evaluated by a team of experienced English 100 instructors and administrators. We award compositions in four categories: Narrative, Informative, Critical, and Multimodal. The winning essays in the Narrative, Informative, and Critical categories are published …
Welcome to CompPost, the blog for the English 100 Program at UW-Madison. The purpose of CompPost is to create an ongoing, online learning community around first-year writing at UW-Madison and beyond. We are part of a dynamic teaching community focused on the teaching of writing. This blog will capture and contribute to our ongoing conversations, …