MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

ENG071  20086-20095

Fundamentals of Writing

1.

Recognize how rhetorical contexts (including circumstance, purpose, topic, audience and writer) affect writing. (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.

Generate and support effective and appropriate ideas. (II, III)

6.

Integrate a variety of sentence types. (II, IV)

7.

Recognize and implement steps in the writing process for paragraphs and multi-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, III)

10.

Generate, format, edit, and deliver writing using appropriate technology. (II, IV)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

ENG071  20086-20095

Fundamentals of Writing

I. Recognizing Rhetorical Context

A. Circumstance

B. Purpose

C. Topic

D. Audience

E. Writer

II. Developing Effective Processes

A. Invention

B. Drafting

C. Feedback

D. Revision

E. Presentation

III. Thinking, Reading and Writing Analytically

A. Reading for structural analysis

B. Reading for contextual analysis

C. Writing to communicate

D. Writing to analyze

IV. Understanding Conventions

A. Format

B. Structure

C. Mechanics