ENC 1101 - English Composition 1
Catalog Description:
This is the first required
general core course in college-level writing.
Students will compose essays and other works using various methods of
development. This course fulfills
8,000 words of the Gordon Rule requirement.
Note: This course must be
completed with a grade of “C” or better. 3
Credits
Prerequisites: Placement by Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
verbal subtest score; American College Testing (ACT) English subtest score;
Computerized Placement Test (CPT) English subtest score; or ENC 0021 with a
grade of “S.”
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The student will produce writing by |
Course Competencies:
Competency 1:
a. choosing and limiting a subject that can be sufficiently developed within a given time, for a specific purpose and audience.
b. developing and refining pre-writing and planning
skills.
c. formulating the main point to reflect the subject and
purpose of the writing.
d. supporting the main point with specific details and
arranging them logically.
e. using appropriate transitional devices.
f.
writing an
effective conclusion.
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The student will write well-developed essays by |
Competency 2:
a. writing an introductory paragraph.
b. constructing a thesis statement.
c. developing the thesis by
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providing
adequate support that reflects the ability to distinguish between generalized
and concrete evidence.
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arranging the
ideas and supporting details in a logical pattern appropriate to the purpose
and focus. Patterns may include
descriptive, narrative, and evaluative
writing, process analysis, comparison and contrast, cause and effect,
exemplification, and others.
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writing unified
prose in which all supporting material is relevant to the thesis.
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writing coherent
prose and providing effective transitional devices.
d. writing a concluding paragraph.
Competency 3:
a. recognizing and correcting
The student will proofread,
edit, and revise by
errors in clarity.
b. recognizing and correcting errors in unity and
coherence.
c. using conventional sentence structure and correcting
sentence errors such as fragments, run-ons, comma splices, misplaced modifiers,
and faulty parallelism.
d. recognizing
and correcting errors in utilizing the conventions of standard edited American English including:
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using standard
verb forms and consistent tense.
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maintaining
agreement between subject and verb, and between pronoun and antecedent.
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using correct
subjective, objective, and possessive case pronouns.
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maintaining
consistency in point of view.
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using standard
spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
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selecting
vocabulary appropriate to audience, purpose, and occasion.
Competency 4:
The student will read and
respond to selections by
a. identifying main ideas, purpose, overall
organizational patterns, supporting details, and elements of coherence in
assigned readings.
b. distinguishing fact from opinion.
c. summarizing and/or paraphrasing passages.
Competency 5:
The
student will conduct research by
a. assembling sources on a designated subject.
b. taking effective notes from sources.
c.
recognizing when
and how to document sources.
Approved
04/30/2001