Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
ICS-0194
Organization's ID:
ENG100
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-paced over 52 weeks (135 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 English composition I
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to teach the skills and techniques necessary to effectively plan, draft, and revise college essays with a specific purpose and audience in mind. Students learn the foundational elements of the essay, including thesis statements, topic sentences, and paragraph development to write essays in a variety of forms (for example, process analysis classification and division, and argument). Students will also learn and practice critical-reading strategies to revise, edit, and proofread your essays to conform to standard written American English. Finally, students will learn the importance of citation and documentation of outside sources to avoid plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Students will submit a total of five essays and a course journal.

Learning Outcomes:

  • develop paragraphs using topic sentences, adequate detail, supporting evidence, and transitions
  • describe the revision, editing, and proofreading steps of the writing process
  • distinguish between different patterns of development
  • use prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing to write a formal, college-level essay
  • effectively use techniques of drafting, evaluating, and creating a sound written argument
  • write college-level journal entries
  • use writing skills to construct well-written sentences and active reading skills to understand and analyze text
  • use division and classification to create an outline or graphic organizer
  • recognize how to determine the reliability of secondary sources and to give proper credit to sources referenced in an essay

General Topics:

  • Composition
  • Revising, editing, and proofreading
  • Prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing
  • Reference
  • Arguments
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
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