HEW101 ENGLISH COMPOSITIONSyllabus

HEW101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION Syllabus [ Syllabus ] [ Assignments ] [ Instructor's Notes ]
INSTRUCTOR	Janice L. Rozich [email protected] [email protected]
PREREQUISITE	Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grae of "C" or better in ENG 025 Introduction to College Writing II and ENG 032 Reading Strategies for College II
RESPONSIBLE DIVISION	General Education
CREDIT HOURS	3
DIVISION	Distance Education
CATALOG DESCRIPTION	English Composition I is designed to develop students' abilities to think, organize, and express their ideas clearly and effectively. This course incorporates reading, research, and critical thinking. Emphasis is placed on the various forms of expository writing such as process, description, narration, comparison, analysis, persuasion, and argumentation. Numerous in-class writing activities are required in addition to extended essays.
MAJOR COURSE OBJECTIVES	Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expexted to: Understand communication theory and the roles audiences play in the writing process. Apply critical reading and thinking skills to the writing process. Demonstrate an awareness of language as a tool for learning and communication. Develop strategies for making independent, critical evaluations of student and published texts. Research and critically evaluate information to produce writing with appropriate documentation. Apply strategies for the composition process such as drafting, collaboration, revision, and peer evaluation to produce writing with appropriate documents. Write well-organized essay with a firm thesis and a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Engage in pre-writing activities, including narrowing a topic, generating ideas, determining the audience and the relationship and content, and setting an appropriate tone. Demonstrate an understanding of the various rhetorical modes, including argumentation and analysis. Support a thesis statement with valid reasons and evidence. Follow the conventions of standard written English in sentence structure, punctuation, grammar and usage, and spelling. Recognize and develop styles of appropriate to varied writing situations.
COURSE CONTENT	Topical areas of study will include Reading and thinking critically Generating ideas Identifying an audience Developing a thesis Organizing an essay Using rhetorical modes including argumentation and analysis Prewriting, drafting, editing, and revising Following conventions of standard written Engish Writing essay exams Gathering, evaluation, and using sources for research Paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting Documenting sources Developing sources Developoing style Avoiding plagiarism
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ADA STATEMENT	Ivy Tech State College seeks to provide effective services and accommodations for qualified individuals with documented disabilities. If you need an accommodation because of a documented disabillity, you are required to register with Disability Support Services at the beginning of the semester. If you will require assistance during an emergency evacuation, notify your instructor immediately.
TEXTBOOK	"Writing with a Purpose" by Joseph F. Trimmer, 14th edition ISBN 0-618-31847-X