Objective
Read with understanding, think analytically, and demonstrate the ability to interpret, analyze and evaluate essays and literature.
Objective
Write in clear sentences, using Standard English and to demonstrate an understanding of the following: a. that the process of writing includes prewriting, writing, revision, final draft, and proofreading b. that good writing always includes organization, effective paragraph development, and correct grammar and spelling c. that good writing includes a concern for audience d. that there are various categories of transactional writing, including narration, description, argument, comparison and contrast, critical analysis, cause and effect, process, extended definition, summary, division, classification, and example e. that there are certain fundamentals necessary in research: using the library and library databases choosing and limiting a subject using primary and secondary materials taking notes, supporting own ideas with evidence from academic sources avoiding plagiarism documenting properly in MLA format using quotation, paraphrases, and summaries using preliminary and final bibliographies
Objective
Complete and hand in a minimum of 6000 words of structured writing. These requirements will illustrate various styles, purposes, and approaches to writing. These requirements will include the following as a minimum: a. 1500 words employing research, organized into one longer or two shorter essays. b. 3000 words illustrating various transactional categories (see E 5. above) organized into four or five essays c. 1500 words organized as journals, assigned paragraphs, summaries, and/or additional formal essays.