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Course Syllabus

Unit 1 Learning Outcomes

Five Cool Things about Writing

Speech vs. Writing

Language Communities

Interaction: The Difference between Speech and Writing

Identifying Purpose and Audience

The Four Keys to Good Writing

Model Paragraph and Outline

Activity: Paragraph Outlining

Personal Writing: A Definition

Being Specific in Personal Writing

Activity: Rewriting Statements

Prewriting

Unit 1 Assessment

ENGL095: Pre-College English

Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: The Importance of Writing and Getting Started

Unit 1 Learning Outcomes

1.1: The Value of Writing

Five Cool Things about Writing

1.2: Speech vs. Writing

Speech vs. Writing

Language Communities

Interaction: The Difference between Speech and Writing

1.3: Purpose and Audience

Identifying Purpose and Audience

1.4: Four Keys to Good Writing

The Four Keys to Good Writing

1.5: Paragraph Structure

Model Paragraph and Outline

Activity: Paragraph Outlining

1.6: Personal Writing

Personal Writing: A Definition

Being Specific in Personal Writing

Activity: Rewriting Statements

1.7: Prewriting Strategies

Prewriting

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Unity and Support

2.1: Topic Sentences

2.2: The Three Es

2.3: Anticipating Questions

2.4: Bring Writing to Life

2.5: Writing Red Flags

2.6: Main Ideas

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Coherence

3.1: Organizing Ideas

3.2: Relationships between Ideas

3.3: Transitions

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Using Sentence-Level Skills to Proofread and Polish a Piece of Writing

4.1: Sentence Skills

4.2: Fragments

4.3: Run-Ons

4.4: Punctuation

4.5: Correct Word Use

4.6: Consistency

4.7: Diction

Unit 4 Assessment

Unit 5: Writing a Multi-Paragraph Piece of Writing

5.1: Five-Paragraph Essays

5.2: Thesis Statements

5.3: Introductions and Conclusions

5.4: Longer Essay Considerations

5.5: Writing a Five-Paragraph Essay

Unit 5 Assessment

Study Guide

Certificate Final Exam

Course Feedback Survey

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