English 101 is a course whose aim is to increase students' ability to develop ideas, to express ideas effectively, and to engage different literacies. The course gives special attention to expository and persuasive writing. Critical reading of articles, speeches, and other non-literary texts helps students to understand the rhetorical process, to analyze audience and its cultural contexts, and to foresee the audience's response. A substantial amount of writing is required.

The particular focus of my sections of the course will be on understanding, analyzing, and writing about visual rhetoric. Projects will include: written analysis; argumentation; research; and visual production.