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ENGL001: English Composition I

Learn how to write clear, grammatically-sound expository and persuasive prose pieces in this introductory English composition course.

Continuing Education Units: 3.2

COURSE INTRODUCTION

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: What is College-Level Writing?

1.1: Defining the Rhetorical Situation

1.1.1: Identifying Your Audience

1.1.2: Identifying Your Purpose

1.1.3: Identifying Your Medium

1.2: What is a Rhetorical Appeal?

1.2.1: Ethos

1.2.2: Pathos

1.2.3: Logos

1.2.4: Kairos

1.2.5: Avoiding Logical Fallacies

1.3: The PWR (Prewrite, Write, and Revise) Method

1.3.1: Prewriting

1.3.2: Just Write – Freewriting

1.3.3: Brainstorming Methods

1.3.4: Outlines and Blueprints

1.4.1: Critical Reading and Writing as Complementary Activities

1.4.2: Learning to Think Critically

Unit 1 Essay

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: What Makes Academic Writing Unique?

2.1: Argument and Thesis

2.1.1: Creating an Argument

2.1.2: Warrant – How Do Your Reasons Support Your Claim?

2.1.3: Qualify Your Claim

2.2.1: Personal Narrative

2.2.2: Comparison and Contrast

2.2.3: Cause and Effect Analysis

2.2.4: Academic Tone

2.3: Academic Writing as an Ongoing Conversation

2.4.1: Introduction – the Funnel Approach

2.4.2: Body – the Skeleton of Your Paper

2.4.3: Conclusion – What is in the Conclusion, and What is Not?

2.5: The Anatomy of a Sentence

2.5.1: Subjects and Predicates

2.5.2: Parsing the Constituents of a Sentence

2.5.3: Identifying Fragments and Run-On Sentences

2.5.4: Subject-Verb Agreement

2.5.5: Verb Tenses

Unit 2 Essay

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: How Do I Use Sources?

3.1: Integrating Sources

3.1.1: Evaluating Sources

3.1.2: Engaging Strong Counterarguments

3.2: Why Cite?

3.2.1: Avoiding Plagiarism

3.2.2: Quoting

3.2.3: Paraphrasing and Summarizing

3.3.1: Selecting a Citation Style

3.3.2: MLA Citation

3.3.3: APA Citation

3.3.4: Chicago Citation

3.4: Sentence-Level Sloppiness

3.4.1: Misplaced Modifiers

3.4.2: Pronoun-Antecedent Disagreement

Unit 3 Essay

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Finishing Touches

4.1.1: Sentence Patterns

4.1.2: Wordiness and Concision

4.1.3: Parallel Structure

4.1.4: Active vs. Passive Voice

4.1.5: Word Use

4.2: Reviewing, Revising, and Editing Drafts

Unit 4 Activities

Unit 4 Essay

Unit 4 Assessment

Study Guide

Course Feedback Survey

Certificate Final Exam

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ENGL001: English Composition I