Course Title:
Basic Writing English I
Basic Writing English I
Course Code:
ENGL 152
ENGL 152
Contact Hours:
Four (4) hours per week
Four (4) hours per week
Course Duration: One (1) semester
Course level: First year
Prerequisite: Engl. 097 or Placement Exam
Course Description
ENGL 152 is a first-year level course that introduces students to the process of paragraph writing development. The course teaches students how to produce great paragraphs by generating, developing and organizing their ideas with paragraph writing skills, focusing on the four main features of a paragraph: the indentation, the topic sentence, the supporting details and the conclusion. Four paragraph modes will be covered: Process, Descriptive, Opinion and Narrative.
Evaluation Criteria
Partial Grade 1 (Units 1-4) 100 pts.
Departmental Midterm Exam (paragraph writing) 100 pts.
Partial Grade II 100 pts.
Departmental Final Exam (paragraph writing) 100 pts.
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Total points 400 pts.
Texts
Folse, Keith S., Muchmore-Vokoun, A. and Vestri Solomon, E. (2010). Great Paragraphs. Third ed. Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning
Bilingual (Spanish-English) dictionary