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Fall 2011
May 16, 2024 |
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| College Writing - 32707 - ENGL 1005 - 164 |
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Associated Term: Fall 2011
Levels: Undergraduate Flanagan Campus - Lincoln Campus Lecture Schedule Type Traditional Instruction Method Instructional Method Learning Objectives: All college courses and professional careers require you to think logically and express your thoughts, ideas, and opinions clearly. Thinking has much to do with writing. For writing is, first and foremost, a thinking process, a dialog with one's self that separates the rational from the irrational and the relevant from the irrelevant. Yet it's not enough to simply consign your thoughts, however lucid and appropriate, to paper or screen. Effective writing demands you do more. You must organize those thoughts logically, and express them clearly and compellingly, and you must do so with a grace and polish that engages and sustains your reader's interest. Students who successfully complete this course will improve their ability to write well-reasoned, rhetorically effective paragraphs and essays. They will do so by learning how to organize their thoughts and clearly and succinctly express them observing grammatical rules and stylistic conventions. Required Materials: Langan, John. College Writing Skills with Readings. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011 Optional: A mainstream American dictionary such as The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary or The American Heritage Dictionary Technical Requirements: Students will write paragraphs, essays, take quizzes, perform brief assignments in class or in the computer lab, and do assigned homework. The grading breakdown is as follows: Quizzes 15% Paragraphs 15% Essays 25% Class contribution 5% Midterm exam 15% Research paper 25% View Catalog Entry
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