ENGA 0063 - Intermediate Writing

Description
The study and practice of sentence structure conventions, critical thinking skills, writing as a recursive process, Standard American English grammar, source citation, and document formatting. Students will learn to express ideas and opinions in clear, organized paragraphs and/or essays.

Pre-Requisite
Refer to the placement test chart in this course catalog or contact the academic department.

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Apply grammar conventions to proofreading techniques.
Apply Standard American English conventions in writing assignments.
Apply techniques for writing structured and unified paragraphs.
Apply techniques for writing focused and identifiable thesis statements.
Integrate and cite relevant sources.
Compose focused, varied, and coherent sentences.

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
Students can write a clear, coherent, well-organized documents, which are substantially free of errors.
Students can read selections at the college level.
Students develop effective oral communication skills.
Students can employ a variety of sources to locate, evaluate, and use information.

Standard Practices
Topics List

Paragraph and essay organization, structure, development, formatting
Sentence structure, grammar, mechanics
Citation conventions
Research incorporation
Success in college

Learning Activities

Reading/writing activities,
Class discussions,
Small group activities,
Learning games,
Guest speakers,
Quizzes, and/or
Presentations

Assessments

Quizzes
Writing assignments
Exams

Grading guidelines

Regularly updated Canvas gradebook
Rubrics & timely, substantive written (with optional audio/video) feedback