ENGL 099 Introduction to Composition (5 credits)
Prerequisite Satisfactory placement, or ENGL 098 with a grade of at least 2.0.
Course Description
ENGL 099 prepares students for college composition by introducing them to academic research, reading, writing, and rhetorical concepts.
Course Content
A. Compositions in multiple genres and mediums
B. Reading comprehension strategies
C. Multiple writing processes
D. Rhetorical Awareness
E. Essay structure
F. Research skills and source use
G. Grammar & mechanics
Student Outcomes
1. Compose in multiple genres and mediums, including academic essays.
2. Apply reading comprehension strategies.
3. Utilize multiple writing processes to create texts.
4. Use rhetorical strategies to compose and analyze texts.
5. Demonstrate unity, coherence, focus, and clarity in the composition of essays and other texts.
6. Utilize research skills to inform the writing process.
7. Integrate and document sources appropriately.
8. Use rhetorically appropriate grammar and mechanics in composition.
Degree Outcomes
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
Communication: Graduates identify, analyze, and evaluate rhetorical strategies in one’s own and other’s writing in order to communicate effectively.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
A. Formal writings: essays, essay exams, research reports, reading responses and other genres
B. Projects: group presentations, individual presentations, multimedia productions, etc.
C. Informal writings: journals, in-class responses, brainstorming, freewriting
D. Group discussions and classroom activities
E. Exams and quizzes: short answer, matching, multiple choice, etc.
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