As director of freshman composition, she became aware of this almost 10 years ago.
There was a folder of freshman compositions to correct.
It was way too tedious and difficult for a course in freshman composition.
It was also used to judge whether students were ready to move out of remedial English classes and into freshman composition.
The battlefield for all this is the course known as expository writing or freshman composition.
She also taught freshman composition for the English department.
"The job of grading freshman compositions has a corrosive effect on one's relation with the English language," he says.
Trusky was an energetic teacher who taught everything from basic freshman composition, to writing poetry, to book arts.
Stephanie failed freshman composition, but her honor remained intact-for the moment.
Only one course, freshman composition, was required.
