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ENG101: English Composition I
English Composition I
Course Text
Langan, John. College Writing Skills with Readings, 10th edition. McGraw-Hill, 2019. ISBN 9781260030198
Course Description
This course helps students develop their writing skills by explaining and identifying the steps
involved in the writing process. Seven types of writing are examined: argumentative,
compare/contrast, descriptive, narrative, persuasive, summary, and research. Students will
write a minimum of 20 pages as a requirement for the course. The importance of both global
and sentence-level revision is highlighted throughout the course, as students are encouraged to
consider revising for content and organization as well as editing for grammar, punctuation, and
spelling. Students also learn effective and ethical research techniques, utilizing Modern
Language Association (MLA) style.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
● Explain and identify the steps involved in the writing process. ● Compose a strong thesis statement. ● Organize an essay into a well-written introduction, body, and conclusion. ● Evaluate the different types of fictional and non-fictional readings. ● Successfully identify and apply the use of analogy. ● Identify and compose the following types of writing: argumentative, compare/contrast,
descriptive, narrative, persuasive, summary, and research.
● Employ ethical and effective research strategies and techniques. ● Analyze and judge the validity of the various kinds of reading materials. ● Correctly use MLA citation style. ● Summarize and paraphrase without plagiarizing. ● Successfully revise and edit all aspects of an essay. ● Construct grammatically correct sentences. ● Compose sentences and paragraphs with correct spelling and punctuation.
Course Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to take English Composition.
MLA Research Guidelines
This course follows the research guidelines of the Modern Language Association (MLA). These
guidelines are reflected in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (8th ed.). A summary of these guidelines is provided at the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
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Academic Honesty
Academic honesty is expected of all students. For StraighterLine’s complete Academic Honesty
policy please refer to the StraighterLine Student Handbook.
To reflect academic honesty, students must:
● Submit only their own work. ● Use quotations and citations to indicate words taken from another source. ● Cite instances of paraphrasing (rewording) information. ● Cite ideas or examples that are not general knowledge.
Important Terms
In this course, different terms are used to designate tasks:
● Tutoring: memberships include online tutoring for students to access with any content/subject related questions in the place of faculty. If your tutor is not able to
answer your questions please contact a student advisor.
● Assignment*: A written piece that will be submitted for a grade when the final draft is complete. Your final grade for each assignment is calculated from the raw score
provided. If you have any questions about your calculated Assignment grade please
contact your course advisor.
● Practice Exercise: A non-graded quiz or writing piece that provides practice using skills discussed in a topic.
● Graded Quiz: A graded online assessment. ● Project: A process spanning multiple topics that results in a written essay.
*Each Graded Writing Assignment must be completed to complete this course.
Writing Submissions
Writing exercises and assignments may only be submitted as .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .txt files.
Macintosh users should add an extension (.doc or .rtf) to the file name before uploading. If you
have questions on saving files, please contact advisor@straighterline.com.
Course Evaluation Criteria
StraighterLine provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. See Academic Questions section in FAQ for further details on percentage scores and grading scale. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
If you have chosen a Partner College to award credit for this course, your final grade will be
based upon that college’s grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner
Colleges for an award of credit.
All required assignments must be submitted in order to be issued a transcript.
There are a total of 1000 points in the course:
Topic Assessment Points
Available
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A1 Graded Quiz: Plagiarism 10 1
1 Graded Quiz: Transitions 30
1 Graded Quiz: Banana Bread Brainstorm 60
2 Graded Quiz: Good Words Choices Positively Affect
Your Writing…Or Is It Effect?
30
2 Graded Quiz: Homonyms 40
2 Graded Quiz: Grammar at Dinner 75
2 Graded Quiz: Grammar and Punctuation 100
3 Graded Quiz: Writing to Your Audience 90
4 Writing Assignment: Character Evolution 10
5 Writing Assignment: Final Draft of the Descriptive
Paragraph
10
5 Annotated Bibliography Submission 20
5 Graded Quiz: Building a Better Paragraph 15
5 Graded Quiz: Website Validity 20
6 Writing Assignment: Final Draft of the
Comparison/Contrast Writing Assignment
50
7 Writing Assignment: Final Draft of the Personal
Narrative Writing Assignment
40
8 Graded Quiz: Text Analysis 30
8 Graded Quiz: A Different Look at the Mail 30
8 Writing Assignment: Final Draft of the Persuasive
Writing Assignment
50
9 Graded Quiz: Works Cited 30
9 Writing Assignment: Final Draft of the
Argumentative Writing Assignment
100
9 Writing Assignment: Draft of Research Writing
Assignment
20
10 Graded Quiz: Different Perspectives 20
10 Graded Quiz: Be an Editor 30
12 Writing Assignment: Final Draft of the Research
Writing Assignment
100
Total 1000
1 The Graded Quiz A-1: Plagiarism must be completed with at least a 7/10 to unlock course.
These points will be counted as extra credit towards your final grade.
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Course Topics and Objectives
Topic Lesson Topic Subtopics Objectives
1 Common
Sentence-Level
Errors: Grammar
● The Most Common
Grammatical
Errors
● Correcting Sentence
Fragments
● Subject-Verb Agreement
● Use of Jargon in Essays
● Identify the common
grammatical
errors and
apply the rules
of correction to
edit effectively.
● Apply the rules of correcting
sentence
fragments when
editing an essay
to eliminate
them.
● Apply the rules of subject/verb
agreement
when editing an
essay to
eliminate
agreement
errors.
● Add to the understanding
and use of a
basic
vocabulary of
literary items.
2 Common
Sentence-Level
Errors: Spelling and
Punctuation
● The Comma ● The Apostrophe
and Quotation
Marks
● Other Types of Punctuation
● Improve Your Spelling
● Demonstrate how effectively
to use commas.
● Effectively use apostrophes
and quotation
marks.
● Employ the correct use of
other types of
punctuation.
● Identify common errors
in spelling and
apply various
strategies to
eliminate
spelling errors.
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3 The Writing Process ● Define Composition
● Roadblocks to Effective
Writing
● Audience and Purpose
● The Reading and Writing Link
● Develop topic sentences that
clearly support
the thesis and
the essay.
● Identify the audience and
purpose before
beginning the
process of
writing an
essay.
● Explain and demonstrate
the direct link
between
successful
writing and
comprehensive
reading.
● Explain the standard
process
involved in
writing an
essay.
4 Establishing and
Supporting Your
Thesis
● Weak Versus Strong Thesis
Statements
● Importance of Thesis
Statements
● Supporting Your Thesis
Statement
● Structure an essay using a
strong
beginning,
middle, and
end.
● Select and narrow an
essay topic and
formulate a
strong, effective
thesis
statement.
● Organize the supporting
details and
specific
evidence in the
essay.
Research Paper
Objective:
● Develop a strong thesis
statement for
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the research
paper project.
5 Structuring and
Developing Strong
Paragraphs
● The Introduction
● Body of Work and Detail
● The Conclusion ● Utilizing Good
Research Skills
● Your Local Library
● Proper Internet Research
● Other Means of Research
● Show appropriate
development of
the essay and
the thesis using
sentence
variety and
specific,
coherent,
relevant, and
interesting
details.
● Make good use of topic
sentences,
transitions, and
concluding
statements
within the
essay.
● Develop and compose a
strong
introductory
paragraph.
● Develop and compose a
strong
concluding
paragraph.
● Utilize proper researching and
note-taking
techniques for
the research
paper project.
● Effectively research a topic
in the library
and online.
● Evaluate sources on a
given topic.
● Explain the importance of
maintaining
integrity while
researching.
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● Write annotations for
two sources you
plan to use in
your research
paper project.
6 Using Rhetorical
Modes
● Compare/Contr ast Technique
of Writing
● Persuasive Technique of
Writing
● Descriptive Writing
● Write a paragraph or
essay using the
comparison/con
trast method.
● Write a paragraph or
essay
demonstrating
the use of
persuasion as a
writing
strategy.
● Develop skills in the use of the
following
strategy:
descriptive
writing.
7 Using Literary Devices ● Narrative Writings
● Non-Fiction Writings
● Writing Using Analogy
● Analyze and explain the link
between
comprehensive
reading and
successful
writing.
● Apply critical thinking to
reading and
writing.
● Differentiate among the
different types
of analogies and
use them in a
narrative
paragraph.
Research Paper
Objective:
● Develop an outline for the
research paper
project.
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8 Critical Reading and
Logical Thought
● Comprehension of the Subject
Matter
● Retaining the Subject Matter
● Forming Opinions
● Real-World Application
● Understand main ideas of a
text used to
write a research
paper with an
awareness of
audience and
purpose.
● Interact with and summarize
the text
effectively.
● Evaluate the text using
critical and
analytical skills
to identify
common logical
fallacies.
● Effectively write the first draft of
an essay with
an awareness of
audience and
purpose.
9 Information Literacy
and Ethical Source
Use
● How Evidence Adds Legitimacy
to an Essay
● Proper Use of Citations
● Plagiarism
● Explain the importance of
quality evidence
in essay writing.
● Write an essay following proper
standard MLA
guidelines.
● Demonstrate the importance
of maintaining
integrity while
researching and
writing an essay
or a longer
paper.
Research Paper
Objective:
● Create a Works Cited page for
the research
paper project
using MLA
format.
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10 Making Substantive
Revisions
● The Revision Process
● Revising Sentences
● Revising Word Choices
● The Editing Process
● Revise your essay to ensure
appropriate
development of
the essay with
specific
attention to
cohesion,
support, and
organization.
● Revise the first draft to include
varied,
interesting, and
accurate
sentences.
● Edit and proofread the
first draft to
eliminate
grammatical,
spelling, and
typographical
errors.
Research Paper
Objective:
● Apply revision, editing, and
proofreading
techniques to
rough draft of
research paper
project.
11 Polishing Your Draft ● Strong Thesis ● Development of
Ideas
● Proper Grammar
● Check that the final draft
contains a
strong,
well-written
thesis
statement that
is directly linked
with the main
point of the
essay.
● Check that the final draft
demonstrates
clear
organization,
strong
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development
through the use
of a variety of
sentence types,
smooth
transitions, and
proper citing
techniques.
● Edit to ensure the final draft is
free of
grammatical
and spelling
errors.
Research Paper
Objective:
● Review your research paper
to ensure it is
ready for
submission and
grading.
12 Final Review Research Paper
Objective:
● Turn in research paper project.
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