The lab is intended to support your work in English 100I. Please be sure, therefore, that the work you accomplish in lab—which can include conferencing with consultants and/or peers; drafting, revising, polishing papers; researching; journaling; reading—is required in your English class. Although you are not required to work with a writing consultant during every lab session, we expect you to take full advantage of all that the lab offers by maintaining regular contact with writing consultants.

Please be considerate of those who are working around you by helping to maintain a pleasant, supportive, and productive working environment.

Please do not eat or drink at computer stations.

Attendance Policy

• Two absences are permitted without penalty.

  • Additional absences must be made up within one week of your return to lab.

  • The total number of absences, whether made up or not, may not exceed five.  A sixth absence will result in a final course grade of "U"—equivalent to an "F" or "NC"—in all five units of English 100I.

  • No lab sessions can be made up during the final four weeks of the semester.

• Please plan to remain for the entire lab session: late arrival and early departure will be noted and will require make-up sessions.

Self-Introduction Assignment for Students Enrolled in Tracy's LAB (not lecture)

Please select five of the following twelve metaphor categories to describe your writing and/or how you feel about writing (for instance, Writing is like CalTrans orange [or rugby or flannel pajamas or rhubarb or typhoons] because. . . .).  Give yourself a good 200+ words for each description and explanation.  Please type your self-introduction.

• color

• weather

• texture

• smell

• taste

• clothing

• season

• country

• vegetable

• music

• sport

• shape