Maricopa Community Colleges  ENG085SS   19946-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
ENG085SS 19946-20086 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Writing Skills for Studying
Emphasis on practical writing skills required for success in entry level academic courses, including notetaking and summarizing from oral presentations and written materials, and analyzing the demands of and writing answers to test questions.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENG085SS   19946-20086 Writing Skills for Studying
1. Identify characteristics of lectures and other presentations. (I)
2. Relate content of oral presentations to assigned reading. (I)
3. Use a consistent and efficient notetaking system for notes from materials presented orally. (I)
4. Paraphrase key points of an oral presentation. (I)
5. Summarize the main ideas of an oral presentation. (I)
6. Summarize and evaluate the content of an oral presentation from written notes. (I)
7. Identify characteristics of written materials significant to notetaking. (I)
8. Demonstrate appropriate use of the organizational presentation devices of textbooks. (II)
9. Use a consistent and efficient system for marking and extracting notes from textbooks. (II)
10. Summarize the main ideas and key points of a chapter in a textbook, article or other written material. (II)
11. Summarize and evaluate the content of a chapter in a textbook, article or other written material. (II)
12. Accurately identify the demands of an essay examination question. (III)
13. Synthesize notes from oral and written materials as test preparation. (III)
14. Predict types of test questions based on content and expected cognitive level. (III)
15. Generate an appropriate response to an examination question. (III)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ENG085SS   19946-20086 Writing Skills for Studying
    I. Writing Notes and Summaries from Oral Presentations
        A. Types of Oral Presentations
          1. Oral Directions
          2. Oral Presentations
          3. Discussions
          4. Formal Presentations (Lectures)
        B. Organization of Formal Oral Presentations
          1. Parts of a Lecture
          2. Emphasis on Key Points
          3. Main Ideas and Supporting Details
          4. Relationship of Lecture Material to Assigned Reading
        C. Notetaking
          1. Systems
          2. Formats
        D. Paraphrasing from Notes on Oral Presentations
          1. Summary
          2. Evaluation
      II. Writing Notes and Summaries from Written Materials
          A. Types of Written Materials
            1. Newspaper
            2. Journal/Magazine Articles
            3. Textbooks
          B. Organization of Textbooks
            1. Table of Contents and Index
            2. Chapter Introductions and Summaries
            3. Graphs, Charts and other Summary Devices
          C. Methods of Notetaking
            1. Underlining, Highlighting, and Annotating
            2. Outlining and Summarizing on Notepaper
            3. Combining Notes from Oral Presentations and Written Materials
        III. Writing Answers to Test Questions
            A. Analyze Test Questions Requiring Writing
              1. Fill in the Blank
              2. Short Answers
              3. Essay Questions
            B. Strategies for Writing Answers to Test Questions
              1. Fill in the Blank
              2. Short Answer
            C. Strategies fro Writing Essay Questions
              1. Directions
              2. Key Words
              3. Demands of the Task
            D. Writing Essay Answers
              1. Topic Sentences
              2. Supporting Details
              3. Summaries
              4. Editing
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