ENGL 0055 - Writing Essentials Credit Hours: 3.00 Prerequisites: Placement
(formerly ENGL 0050)
Extensive work with punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure. Designed as preparatory for successful work in freshman composition courses.
Contact Hours: 3
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES Outcome 1: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to develop a paragraph in at least five different ways: argumentation, illustration/exemplification, classification, description, process, comparison, contrast, cause, effect, definition, narration.
Objectives: The student will:
- Identify and create topic sentences.
- Identify and create appropriate supporting evidence.
- Organize effectively.
- Identify and use appropriate transitional words and phrases.
Outcome 2: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to draft, revise, and edit at least one essay of about 500 words.
Objectives: The student will:
- Write an introductory paragraph with thesis and plan of development.
- Write supporting paragraphs with topic sentences.
- Organize supporting paragraphs with an appropriate organizational strategy.
- Employ transitions from supporting paragraph to supporting paragraph.
- Write an effective concluding paragraph.
Outcome 3: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to communicate in Standard Written English at a level appropriate for students entering ENGL1180 or ENGL1210.
Objectives: The student will:
- Write simple, compound, and complex sentences.
- Use consistent point of view.
- Avoid subjectverb agreement errors.
- Use verb tense consistently.
- Use punctuation correctly.
- Spell proficiently.
- Choose appropriate vocabulary.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)
- The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
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- The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
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- The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
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- 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
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- The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
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COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
- Four Bases
- Unity
- Writing is focused through the use of topic sentences and thesis statements.
- Support
- Writing is focused through the use of large ideas and specific details.
- Coherence
- Writing is organized.
- Writing is connected by transitions.
- Sentence Skills
- Writing exhibits appropriate command of the conventions of Standard Written English.
- Writing exhibits sentence variety.
- Paragraph Development
- Different approaches (five minimum)
- Unity
- Paragraphs begin with a controlling idea
- Support
- Paragraphs develop support by big ideas and specific details
- Coherence
- Paragraphs are organized effectively
- Paragraphs are connected with appropriate transitions
- Essay Development
- Introduction
- Introduction begins with background, motivation, qualifications, etc.
- Background information leads to controlling idea.
- Introduction provides a preview of the essay’s development and organization.
- Body Paragraphs
- Paragraphs lead with topic sentences.
- Paragraphs contain appropriate development.
- Paragraphs are effectively organized.
- Paragraphs use transitions to connect ideas.
- Conclusion
Primary Faculty Bily, Cynthia Secondary Faculty Associate Dean Williams-Chehmani, Angie Dean Pritchett, Marie
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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