ENGL 97: Composition: Paragraph

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Class Program

English

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091003

Meets Degree Requirements For

Not Intended for Transfer, Typically Numbered Below 100.

Description

Develops writing, reading, and critical thinking skills. Reviews summary, paragraph, essay writing, rhetorical structures, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structures. Focuses on strategies and techniques to develop, organize and articulate ideas. Emphasizes writing process. Students must earn a minimum grade of 'C' (2.0) in this course to progress to ENGL 101. Can be taken concurrently with READ 092.

Grading Basis

Graded

Prerequisites

Placement into ENGL 97 or a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) in ENGL 090. Keyboarding skills recommended.

Course Learning Outcomes

Practice the process of writing.

Generate ideas through observation, experience, reading, and analysis.

Understand various rhetorical situations and respond appropriately in writing.

Practice peer reviewing.

Integrate source material into original writing with appropriate documentation

Communicate in a form and style appropriate to a specific audience.

Revise for meaning and order, and edit for effective mechanics.

Core Topics

Critical reading and thinking
Reading and writing processes
Group process for peer review and writing teams
Use of technology as a resource for writing
Topic and language suitability for adult audiences of diverse cultural and social groups
Paragraph and essay construction
Subject
Audience
Purpose
Unity
Coherence
Consistency
Transitions
Punctuation
Spelling
Grammar