Courses Taught
Informed in part by Linton, Madigan, and Johnson’s work “Introducing Students to Disciplinary Genres: The Role of the General Composition Course,” which argues that composition instructors can and should teach students about writing conventions of various disciplines, ENG 101 is a writing-in-the-disciplines (WID) course that introduces students to the kinds of reading and writing they will navigate and compose whilst in college. The goal of the course is to help students develop greater awareness of the variations in writing from discipline to discipline, which students accomplish via examining and implementing the various rhetorical conventions used within humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and applied disciplines.
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Major projects include a literacy and learning narrative, rhetorical analysis of a visual argument, popular adaptation of a scholarly scientific report, annotated bibliography of social sciences research, and a culminating electronic portfolio wherein students adapt two of the abovementioned assignments to work in a digital space.
Feel free to access the digital syllabus for my Fall 2018 section of ENG 101: Academic Research and Writing here:
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North Carolina State University
ENG 101: Academic Writing and Research
Feel free to access the digital syllabus for my Fall 2018 section of ENG 101: Academic Research and Writing here:
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Course Evaluations for ENG 101: Academic Writing and Research
Evaluative Criteria
Class Average
The instructor was receptive to students outside of the classroom.
4.6
The instructor explained material well.
4.3
The instructor was enthusiastic about teaching the course.
4.7
The instructor gave useful feedback.
4.6
The instructor consistently treated students with respect.
4.7
Qualitative Feedback from Course Evaluations
"Ms. Jennings was a wonderful teacher. She gave really useful feedback, and I don't think that I would have done nearly as well in the course if it had not been for the in-class writing conferences that we did. She obviously cares a lot about teaching and was always enthusiastic and prepared for class. She made English more enjoyable for me."
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"Ms. Jennings is a fantastic professor to have. She gives fantastic feedback on every project/essay. She cares about your well-being and wants to see you succeed in the classroom as well as in life."
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"Professor Jennings is very kind and fair. She was always willing to help out and provide additional feedback. It was always easy to meet with her outside of class."
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"She was my favorite teacher this semester; she is able to keep the class fun and interesting, while understanding us as people as well as students, and also [kept] the class in line and on track while learning."
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"The instructor was very helpful and receptive to students. It was clear the instructor wanted to help students succeed. A positive aspect of the class was the method in which we learned criteria for assignments, which would be to practice them in class or grade an assignment so we would clearly understand the material for the assignment. This was beneficial."