Introductory Composition

Course Objectives

• Be able to think, draft and revise steps to present your ideas and evidence in the most logical order, while reducing mechanical errors.
• Practice brainstorming and other techniques to gather ideas.
• Write a first draft that includes your ideas and focuses on a workable theme.
• Learn to gather evidence to illustrate or support your ideas.
• Edit your essay using mechanics such as grammar and spelling.
• Proofread and double-check such mechanics as spelling, punctuation, typographical correctness, and so forth.

What You Learn

• Writing to describe a place or a person
• Grammar and punctuation
• Creating detailed descriptions
• Journal writing
• Exploring ideas for future writings
• Comparing and contrasting Explaining "how,” “why,” and “what” in writing
• Differences in written and spoken language
• Using "I"
• Writing a research essay
• Analysis of your own and others’ writing
• Parallelism
• Etymology

How You Learn

• Reading assignments
• Practice writings
• Discussion assignments
• Writing assignments
• Proctored final examination