A writing workshop designed to reinforce essay composition skills and introduce students to the practice of writing for academic purposes. It will prepare students for work in high level English courses in which research writing is a requirement. It introduces basic research writing skills including: conducting research, note taking, paraphrase, summary, direct quotation, positioning, and MLA or APA style citation. The course will place equal or greater emphasis on macro-level composition skills such as: essay structure, paragraph structure, coherence, unity; and micro-level skills such as: sentence structure, grammar, vocabulary, spelling and mechanics.
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
OBJECTIVES
1. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of basic essay structure, including introduction, body and conclusion
2. Employ the various stages of the writing process, including pre-writing, writing and re-writing, Employ descriptive, narrative and expository modes
3. Demonstrate ability to write for an academic audience
4. Demonstrate understanding of and apply the principles of effective paragraph structure
5. Write concise sentences.