Maricopa Community Colleges  CRW195   19986-20036 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/26/98
CRW195 19986-20036 LAB 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Readings for Writers
Analysis and evaluation of selected readings to raise an individual's level of writing using print and online reference materials and resources; selection of important texts and research techniques to compose and annotate a reading list in areas of interest. May be repeated for a total of six (6) credits. Prerequisites: CRW150, or permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CRW195   19986-20036 Readings for Writers
1. Identify and use on-line and print resources to compose a reading list in a particular area of literature or writing. (I)
2. Choose a focus for a selected bibliography. (I, II)
3. Under the guidance of the instructor, compose list of approximately 20 books and articles to be evaluated (including reference materials, periodicals, internet resources, primary texts, and secondary texts). (II-III)
4. After evaluating the listed sources, choose ten to read and analyze in depth. (I, II)
5. Evaluate and analyze the ten selected works with the instructor, explaining their significance within the field and their value to the student. (III)
6. Write a one paragraph annotation for each of the ten works. (IV)
7. Under direction of the instructor, revise annotations as needed. (IV)
8. Compose selected, annotated bibliography in Modern Language Association format of approximately ten entries that include reference materials, periodicals, internet resources, primary texts, and secondary texts. (II-V)
9. Write a three to five page evaluation of the independent reading project. (VI)
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CRW195   19986-20036 Readings for Writers
    I. Resources for Bibliographers
        A. Print
        B. On-line
        C. In person
      II. Types of Materials for Reading Lists in Literature and Writing
          A. Reference books
          B. Periodicals
          C. Primary texts
            1. Literary works
            2. Letters, memoir, autobiography D. Secondary texts
            1. Criticism and theory
            2. Biography
        III. Texts
            A. Analysis
            B. Interpretation
            C. Evaluation
          IV. Writing Annotations
            V. Modern Language Association Format for Bibliography
              VI. Evaluation of Reading Project
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