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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-27-1995 |
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ENG215
1995 Fall - 9999 |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Strategies
of Academic Writing |
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Advanced
course in techniques of analyzing and writing academic expository prose.
Writing to be research based. Prerequisites: A grade of "C"
or better in ENG102, or ENG111, or permission of Instructor. Course
Attribute(s): General
Education Designation: Literacy and Critical Inquiry - [L] |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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ENG215 1995
Fall - 9999 |
Strategies of Academic Writing |
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Recognize features of academic writing in the humanities,
social/ cultural sciences, and sciences. (I) |
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Abstract appropriate ideas and information from reading
that apply to an essay topic. (I) |
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Write four to six essays utilizing selected rhetorical
types with documentation. (II) |
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Write an argumentative essay with documentation. (II) |
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Analyze essay drafts to improve style, clarity and
mechanics. (III) |
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MCCCD
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ENG215 1995
Fall - 9999 |
Strategies of Academic Writing |
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I. Reading A. Varieties of academic
discourse B. Analysis of ideas and
information C. Summarizing,
paraphrasing, and quoting II. Writing A. Rhetorical types 1. Illustration 2. Classification 3. Process 4. Comparison/contrast 5. Cause-effect 6. Definition B. Argumentation C. Research 1. Synthesizing ideas and
information 2. Documenting sources III. Revision A. Mechanics B. Style C. Clarity |