Week 1-1 English C1000 - Fall 2025

Roll and Housekeeping

Introducing Ourselves

The Focused Freewrite A starting point for most of our discussions.

• Get out a pen and paper.
• Write until the timer goes off about the question(s) on the screen.
• Your job is to keep your hand moving no matter what. Write "blah blah blah" if you have to. Just keep writing words until the timer goes off.
• It's not supposed to be good, and we're not turning it in.

Framing Question What is writing for?

Let's make some groups. Join up with some students that you don't already know to form groups of 3-4.

• Introduce yourself and just chat for a couple minutes.
• Share your thoughts: what is writing for?

Why are we here?

• Why is this class a requirement for everybody?
• Why does it matter if we learn to write?
• What's the point of the writing we do for school?

You are a better writer than AI. (Yes, you.)

Why are we here?

The Syllabus Or, WTF is a Syllabus?

For Next Class

• Read the draft Syllabus on Perusall (linked on Canvas!) and ask questions!
• Do some brainstorming: as a class, what should our expectations be about AI?
• We'll start class next time with a Syllabus AMA and building an AI policy.