Welcome to Freshman Composition at UAB! Our first year composition courses are designed to promote your success as a writer both inside and outside of the classroom. Our small, hands-on classrooms ...

On this page you will find informational handouts to support you with various stages of the writing process. Whether you need help starting a paper, doing some self-editing of grammar, or working on ...

In the New York Times obituary of Peter Elbow, the giant of composition studies, he is said to have “transformed freshman comp,” which he definitely did, but also, maybe not? Even as someone who has ...