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 Department:    ENGL

 Course #:    97

 Credits:    10

 Variable:     Yes

 IUs:    10

 CIP:    330103

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021

 Course Description  

Improve academic skills and confidence through mastering critical thinking, writing, and reading skills. Identify and implement habits, attitudes, and thought processes that lead to academic and professional success.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ENGL 096 with a "D" or higher (or placement into ENGL 097).

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 110

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Use simple, complex, and compound sentences effectively.
   • Identify and correct sentence fragments.
   • Use commas correctly and fix run-ons.
2. Display writing competencies appropriate for transition into college-level courses.
   • Write fully developed paragraphs with topic sentences, supporting details, and transitions.
   • Write 5 paragraph essays that use evidence and quotes from multiple texts to support a claim.
   • Cite sources using a specified style guide (preferably APA).
   • Implement a writing process that includes conscious use of planning, revision, and editing.
   • Choose and consistently apply appropriate tense, style, and document format.
3. Formulate and analyze arguments.
4. Develop metacognition and reading strategies through reading routines and extensive social reading opportunities.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Academic and contextualized reading and writing skills
2. Elements of a sentence: subjects, verbs, prepositional phrases
3. Critical thinking