ENGL0900 — Foundations of College Writing
ENGL 0900 - Foundations of College Writing ENGL 0900 - Foundations of College Writing Hours/Week: Lecture 5 Lab None Course Description: This composition course emphasizes foundational principles of writing, including focus, development, organization, clarity, unity, and coherence in paragraphs and brief essays. Students will practice writing as a process; thinking critically about language, especially sentences, in context; and generating documents that are understandable for audiences, including how to identify and correct common errors. Emphasis will be placed on increasing written fluency and responding to texts. Instructor-supervised use of the Writing Center, equivalent to one credit, is required for students enrolled in ENGL 0900 sections meeting fewer than five hours per week. MnTC Goals None develop organized, coherent and unified paragraphs in the context of essays. employ a writing process to create essays in response to college-level assignments. employ proofreading skills to identify and correct distracting sentence-level and word-level errors in their own writing. engage in academic discourse. reflect critically on personal development of writing and editing skills. respond to a range of academic questions, including reflective, analytical, synthetic, and evaluative questions. suggest revision strategies to address obvious content problems in a draft. write clear, correct, effective, and varied sentences in paragraphs and essays. write in response to texts they
Prerequisites: RDNG0900