ENGL111A/111B

*note: ENGL111A and ENGL111B have all the same major course requirements; however, students who take ENGL111A meet for three hours per week, while ENGL111B students meet for one additional hour per week 

Course Description

English 111A/B emphasizes the development and use of critical thinking and reading skills essential for writing college-level papers. The course focuses on individual writing processes and production of quality narrative, descriptive, and expository prose for a variety of purposes and audiences. Students work on personal, descriptive and expository writing, organization, logical flow, diction, sentence structure, and standard grammar and usage.

ENGL111A/111B is the first-subject course in the three-subject sequence of College Writing, a general education requirement for students seeking bachelor’s or associate degrees. It is a prerequisite for courses numbered above 200 in the Department of English. A grade of C or better in ENGL111A/111B is required for enrollment in ENGL112A/112B.

Course Goal

To help students become competent, confident writers and critical thinkers.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students in College Writing I:

• Develop, assess, and reflect on their own writing process and progress
• Read and analyze texts critically for content, structure, and style
• Demonstrate appropriate rhetorical choices depending on medium, audience, purpose, genre, and situation for any given writing assignment
• Read and respond to peers’ writing as part of a writing community
• Develop knowledge of linguistic structures, including grammar, punctuation, and spelling, through practice in composing and revising
• Revise and edit their writing with particular attention to organization, transitions, word choice, point-of-view, English conventions, and context-setting based on the type of assignment
• Produce a portfolio of their course writing that demonstrates growth in writing skill

ENGL112A/112B

English 112A/B emphasizes the development and use of critical thinking and reading skills essential for writing college-level papers. The course focuses on individual writing processes and production of quality narrative, descriptive, and expository prose for a variety of purposes and audiences. Students work on academic discourse (explanation, argumentation, and persuasion) and features of effective writing, i.e. organization, development, use of evidence, logical ow, diction, sentence structure, and standard grammar and usage. 

The second-subject course in the three-subject sequence of Freshman English, a general education requirement for students seeking a bachelor’s or associate degree. It is a prerequisite for courses numbered above 200 in the English Department. Students must pass with a C or higher in order to continue to the next sequential course. 

Course Goal 

To help students become competent, confident writers and critical thinkers. 

Student Learning Outcomes 

Students in ENGL112A/B:

• Read and analyze essays critically, evaluating ideas, evidence, logic, and sources 
• Identify and make rhetorical choices that shape writing for a variety of purposes and audiences 
• Demonstrate the ability to present ideas effectively in a presentation 
• Analyze structural features and applications in expository and argumentative texts including popular media 
• Write structured essays that show skill at interpreting, persuading and arguing as well as responsible use of evidence and sources 
• Use techniques that facilitate argument and persuasive discourse 
• Begin using library and Internet resources to support and develop ideas 
• Read and respond to peers’ writing as part of the writing community 
• Create a portfolio of writing that shows growth, progress, and achievements in writing

ENGL113

Course Description

English 113emphasizes the development and use of critical thinking, reading, writing, and research skills essential for creating college-level papers. The course emphasizes writing argumentative, critical, and research-based papers.

ENGL 113 is the third course in the three-subject sequence of College Writing, a general education requirement for students seeking a bachelor or associate degree. It is prerequisite for courses numbered above 200 in the English Department. Students must earn a grade of “C” in each of the courses in the sequence to fulfill this general education requirement.

Course Goal

To help students become competent, confident writers, researchers, and critical thinkers.                 

Objectives

Students in ENGL113 will

• Read and analyze essays critically, evaluating ideas, evidence, logic, and sources
• Demonstrate research skills through writing a proposal, annotated bibliography, and well-documented research paper with strong organizational and thesis.
• Refine their research skills, showing ability to locate and distinguish sources from a variety of sources including popular, academic, peer reviewed, and print materials
• Understand the conventions of research writing both generally and in their field of study. 
• Demonstrate knowledge of APA style conventions through paper formatting and proper use of in-text citations and reference pages. 
• Read and respond to peers’ writing as part of the writing community through peer workshops and writing groups
• Demonstrate their ability to present ideas effectively in an oral presentation and learn disciplinary conventions of presenting scholarly work
• Reflect on growth of writing skills through reflection writing and metacognitive prompts.