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English 1

This is an introductory course offering integrated instruction in reading, critical thinking, and expository and argumentative writing, intended to develop the ability to read and write complex, college-level prose. Theme-based units of study will examine ideas in relation to individuals' world view and contexts from which these ideas arise. Primary texts will showcase diverse writers, including marginalized voices. Some research is required. 

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October 4, 2023
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Ramona Silver, Ph.D.
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Eligibility for college-level composition as determined by multiple measures or other appropriate method or , ENGL 102 


Pedagogical Approach

The methodology is to foster critical thinking and writing which will enable students  being able to identify key ideas in a text and then to analyze them in a written format, including having the learners be aware of how text intersects with their own world view and thier personal and intellectual development.

Learning Outcomes

  • Organize a paper so that it is unified and coherent;
  • Respond to a topic, demonstrate critical thinking, comprehension and use of text to support ideas;
  • Demonstrate sentence-level fluency and control of grammar.

Assessment

Basic academic essays, that are organized logically, inlcuding verifiable MLA documentation citations, and research paper that demonstrates the ability to identify academic quality sources, with verifiable MLA citations, and analysis of those sources.

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