Maricopa Community Colleges  ENG061   20066-20095 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 02/28/06
ENG061 20066-20095 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Basic Writing Skills
Emphasis on preparation for college-level composition with a focus on foundational skills. Establishing effective writing strategies through six or more writing projects comprising at least 1500 words in total.
Prerequisites: Appropriate English placement test score or permission of Department or Division Chair.
Course Note: Through six or more writing projects comprising at least 1500 words (final drafts), the student will demonstrate an understanding of writing as a process through the ability to complete the ENG061 competencies.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENG061   20066-20095 Basic Writing Skills
1. Describe the contextual nature of writing, including the importance of circumstance, purpose, topic, audience and writer. (I)
2. Organize writing to support a central idea through unity, coherence, and logical development. (I, II, III, IV)
3. Use conventions in writing complete sentences, using appropriate grammar, and using mechanics. (II, IV)
4. Use conventions in writing, including consistent voice, tone, and diction. (II, IV)
5. Recognize effective and appropriate ideas. (II, III)
6. Craft a variety of sentence types. (II, IV)
7. Recognize and implement steps in the writing process for sentence and paragraph projects, including prewriting, drafting, and editing for unity and coherence. (I, II, IV)
8. Use feedback obtained from peer review, instructor comments and/or other resources to revise writing. (II)
9. Assess one's own writing strengths and identify strategies for improvement through instructor conference, portfolio review, written evaluation, and/or other methods. (II)
10. Generate, format, edit, and deliver writing using appropriate technology. (II, IV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ENG061   20066-20095 Basic Writing Skills
    I. Describing Rhetorical Context
        A. Circumstance
        B. Purpose
        C. Topic
        D. Audience
        E. Writer
      II. Establishing Effective Processes
          A. Invention
          B. Drafting
          C. Feedback
          D. Revision
          E. Presentation
        III. Thinking, Reading and Writing Effectively
            A. Reading for understanding
            B. Reading for exemplification
            C. Writing to communicate
          IV. Recognizing Conventions
              A. Format
              B. Structure
              C. Mechanics
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