ENGL 1010 English Composition I

A course designed to help the student improve their ability to communicate in writing. A central objective of the course is to prepare the student to successfully complete various writing assignments frequently required of college students. The course emphasizes clear, well-ordered expository and argumentative writing, with variety in sentence structure, carefully developed paragraphs, smooth transitions, and appropriate use of the language. Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL 1010 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1007. (3 lect.) WR1

Credits

3 credits

Major Topics

  • The writing process
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Development
  • Organization
  • Revision
  • Proofing

Outcomes

In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:

1. Compose essays using appropriate technologies.

2. Integrate information from a variety of sources and cultures in order to support a persuasive argument.

3. Explain the importance of purpose, audience, and style as components of effective communication.

4. Apply a range of critical reading approaches to read and respond to college-level texts.

5. Implement multiple drafts, revision, computer technology, peer and instructor comments, and collaboration in written communication.

6. Apply the accepted conventions of spelling, grammar, structure, and punctuation for Standard English.

7. Discuss similarities and differences in purposes and strategies of written, oral and digital communication.

8. Create no fewer than 20 double-spaced pages, comprising no less than three and no more than five essays, one of which shall be a 5 to 10-page research paper.

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