The Wright State Writing Academy

A workshop for students placing into DEV 0920, ENG 1120, and ENG 1140.

Mondays through Thursdays
July 29-August 22, 5:30-8:30 pm

The Writing Academy is a four-week intensive program. It’s designed to introduce you to graduates what college faculty will expect from you, as a reader, a writer, a college student. You’ll learn the behaviors and attitudes of successful college students and get acquainted with Wright State’s campus. And, you’ll practice college-level reading and writing.

At the end of the program, the English Department will assess the writing you do during the academy to see if your placement should be changed. If so, you may be able to take English 1100, 1120, or 1140 instead of DEV 0920 and be on track for success. If you placed into ENG 1120 or 1140, you may be able to take ENG 1100.

The Wright State Writing Academy:

Mondays through Thursdays, July 29-August 22, 2013, from 5:30-8:30 pm.
Cost: $120 (which will be charged to your University account) plus textbooks and materials.
Dormitory housing: available at an additional cost of $360.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch are available weekdays at Union Market in the Student Union, but dinners and weekends are on your own. (Dorm rooms are equipped with microwave, sink, and refrigerator, and a grocery store is within walking distance.)
The deadline to apply for the Academy is JULY 19.
If you enroll but then decide NOT to attend, you need to notify Sandy Trimboli in the Department of English at 937-775-2279 OR send email to sandra.trimboli@wright.edu no later than July 19; otherwise you are responsible for paying the $120.00.

To enroll in the Academy:

Please complete the online application form at

https://secure.wright.edu/theacademies/enrollment-form

Registration begins April 15 - enrollment is not possible before this date.

Success in College

That’s what you want: To be successful in college. To earn a bachelor’s degree.

You’re willing to work hard, study hard, be a better student than you may have been in high school. That’s good—but often it’s not good enough.

Why? Because success in college takes more than hard work and determination. Success requires skills and special kinds of knowledge:

Writing. Wright State requires writing throughout the curriculum, from the Wright State Core to your major. If you don’t pass your Intensive Writing courses, you can’t graduate.

Reading. College reading isn’t just about soaking up information for a test. It involves reading critically—understanding the argument the writer is making and the ways the writer is trying to influence readers.

Studying. When you study, do you write notes in the margins of your textbooks? Go over lecture notes? Look up unfamiliar words? Do you study enough? Some ways of studying work better than others and are more likely to lead to good grades and better learning.

Understanding Faculty Expectations. How does a good college student behave in class? Is attending class necessary? How do your teachers figure your grades? Should you go to your professor’s office to ask questions?

Knowing your way around the university. Like all universities, Wright State is a complicated place. Knowing what the various departments and offices do, what the rules—both spoken and unspoken—are, where you can find help—that’s all crucial to your success.

If you placed into DEV 0920, ENG 1120, or ENG 1140, you may need help with one or more of these crucial skills. The sooner you can improve, the better the odds are that you’ll succeed at Wright State.

That’s what The Wright State Writing Academy is designed to do: help you develop the skills and attitudes that will help you reach your goal of earning a college degree.