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Berkeley Global
In this workshop-style course, you'll gain the instruction needed to improve your writing so that it is clear and has purpose. You’ll learn about the different kinds of essays while practicing skills to strengthen your writing. By the end of the course, you will write more confidently, produce more accurate work and be able to explain your approach to writing.
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
- Understand the elements of clear, persuasive writing
- Define the form and structure of several essay types
- Learn how to edit written assignments
- Know how to critique other students’ works
- Able to write under exam conditions
What You Learn
- Descriptive essay
- Elements of good writing
- Brainstorming
- Writing drafts
- Academic essays
- Outlining, planning and organizing a paper
- Paraphrasing
- Defining a topic
- Proofreading
- Thesis sentence
- Avoiding run-on sentences and fragments
- Avoiding plagiarism
- College-level writing
- Punctuation
How You Learn
- Mini-workshops
- Small-group and whole-class discussions
- Debates
- Written assignments
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Spring enrollment opens on October 16!