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ENG 100J - Composition Studio

(5 units)
Writing the expository essay; emphasis on revising and editing for development, coherence, style, and correctness. Enhanced instruction in critical reading and extended workshop time. Fulfills ENG 101 prerequisite for ENG 102.

Prerequisite(s): ACT English score of 18 or ACT ELA score of 18 or SAT Verbal score of 440 or revised SAT Reading/Writing score of 420.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. write arguments focused on a specific purpose.
2. construct arguments that anticipate the needs of different readers.
3. recognize the differences among kinds of writing situations and be able to reproduce the conventions associated with a specific situation when writing an argument to address it.
4. combine knowledge from a variety of reliable sources including personal expertise when writing an argument.
5. demonstrate critical reading skills when interpreting, analyzing, discussing, and evaluating of a variety of texts.
6. develop standards of “good writing” by which they can evaluate their own and classmates’ essays during revision.
7. use productive strategies for generating, organizing, revising, and editing when writing arguments.
8. write understandable, efficient sentences that follow the general conventions of usage, spelling, grammar, style, and punctuation in standard written English; check for conventions about which they are unsure.


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