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Effective Term:
Spring 2015 through Fall 2015

Course Number:
WR 80
Course Title:
Writing 80
Credit Hours:
3
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Covers basic communication skills, language mechanics, grammar, spelling, sentence structure and paragraph development. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

  1. Employ correct grammar and punctuation
  2. 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网 paragraphs that have appropriate topic sentences, transitions, and ample support.
  3. Demonstrate successful college behaviors: communication, participation, responsibility, and time management.
  4. Practice critical thinking in response to text.
  5. Increase college level vocabulary.
  6. Apply a working writing process with clear regard for the stages of invention, support/organization, drafting and revision.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

 1.  A writing process journal

 2.  Sentence and paragraph development practice exercises

 3.  Grammar and punctuation practice exercises

 4.  Spelling and vocabulary tasks

 5.  Group-work - students respond to class readings and/or fellow students’ writing assignments

 6.  In-class writing assignments

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

 1.  Writing process

 2.  Revision and peer-revision

 3.  Grammar and punctuation usage

 4.  Critical thinking

 5.  Idea development and support

 6.  Topic sentences, transitions and paragraph organization