Maricopa Community Colleges  CRW200   20042-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-25-2003

CRW200  2004 Spring – 2010 Fall

LAB  1.0 Credit(s)  1.0 Period(s)  1.0 Load  Acad

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.

Prerequisites: CRW150, or permission of Instructor.

 

Course Notes: CRW200 may be repeated for a total of six (6) credits.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

CRW200  2004 Spring – 2010 Fall

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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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

CRW200  2004 Spring – 2010 Fall

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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