Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

WGUA-0002

Organization's ID:

ENG101

Organization:

WGU Academy

Location:

Online

Length:

Self-paced

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	English composition I

Description

Objective:

This course will help you develop writing skills that will benefit you in all aspects of your life. You will be introduced to four distinct writing approaches: descriptive, narrative, critical, and argumentative. You will write and revise about 10 pages as a requirement for the course. You will also review the work of experts and peers. The course highlights both overall writing and sentence-level revision. You will be encouraged to improve each piece of writing. This process will help develop your overall writing skills. You will also learn to apply American Psychological Association (APA-Version 7) formatting standards.

Learning Outcomes:

apply grammatical rules, sentence structure, and writing conventions to all writing
incorporate necessary writing elements, such as thesis statements, paragraphs, and conclusions
integrate credible and relevant sources into writing, using APA format
demonstrate the ability to recognize and avoid plagiarism
compose descriptive writing aligned with rubric standards
compose narrative writing aligned with rubric standards
compose critical, interpretive writing aligned with rubric standards
compose argumentative writing aligned with rubric standards