Welcome to your online English Composition II course. Your participation in this course begins on day one. Begin by familiarizing yourself with the Canvas platform by "clicking around" to see where course information is located. You'll especially want to find the course syllabus, the Modules page where the weekly assignments are organized, the Discussion Posts page, and the Canvas Grade Center.

Once you have familiarized yourself with the organization of this course, please complete all of the following by the assigned due dates:

Compose and submit your first Discussion Post (an introduction of yourself) by Tuesday, May 31st at 11:59pm; then reply to at least two of your classmates' Discussion Posts by Thursday, June 2nd at 11:59pm.
Carefully review the course syllabus and take the syllabus quiz by Sunday, June 5th at 11:59pm.
Purchase the required course textbook (Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers, 10th edition) and read Chapter 1: Ten Top Tips for College Writers, pp. 2-9 and Chapter 2: Ten Troublesome Mistakes Writers Make, pp. 10-16 by Sunday, June 5th at 11:59pm. (Even if you have read these sections of the textbook in a previous course, please re-read them. These two short chapters are chock-full of some really useful advice!)

That's all for this week! If you have any questions about this course, please don't hesitate to contact me.