English Composition I
- Course : ENG101
- Your Price : $399.00 or only $39 with a monthly subscription plan
Overview
This course helps students to develop quality writing skills, explains and identifies the steps involved in the writing process, and examines five different formats: compare/contrast, argumentative, persuasive, narrative, and descriptive. Students also learn research techniques, as well as how to edit and revise their work.Course Text
Langan, John. College Writing Skills, 7th edition. McGraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN 978-0-07-338409-2.
This course follows the research guidelines of the Modern Language Association (MLA). These guidelines were most recently revised in 2003 in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th ed.). A summary of these guidelines is provided in the SMARTHINKING Writer's Handbook.
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 support@smarthinking.com .
Academic honesty is expected of all students. These guidelines for avoiding plagiarism must be followed:
- All submitted writings must be the student's own work.
- Words taken directly from a source must be encased in quotation marks and cited.
- Paraphrasing (rewording) of information must be cited.
- Ideas or examples that are not of general knowledge must be cited.
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, and summary.
- Employ proper research techniques.
- Analyze and judge the validity of the various kinds of reading materials.
- Correctly use the MLA style of citing.
- 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 I.
Important Terms
In this course, different terms are used to designate tasks:
- Assignment: A written piece that will be submitted to SMARTHINKING for a grade at the end of the final draft. Your final grade for each assignment is calculated from the raw score provided from SMARTHINKING. If you have any questions about your calculated Assignment grade please contact your course advisor.
- Exercise: A non-graded quiz or writing piece that provides practice using skills discussed in a topic.
- Quiz: A graded online assessment.
- Project: A process spanning multiple topics that results in a written essay.
Course Evaluation Criteria
StraighterLine does not apply letter grades. Students earn a score as a percentage of 100%. 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.
| Topic | Assessment | Points Available |
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| 1 | Graded Quiz: Transitions | 10 |
| 1 | Graded Quiz: The Kris Chronicles, Part 2: Banana Bread Brainstorm | 20 |
| 2 | Graded Quiz: Good Word Choices Positively Affect Your Writing...Or Is it Effect? | 10 |
| 2 | Graded Quiz: Homonyms | 15 |
| 2 | Graded Quiz: Grammar at Dinner | 22 |
| 2 | Graded Quiz: Cover Letter | 2 |
| 3 | Graded Quiz: Writing to Your Audience | 30 |
| 5 | Descriptive Writing Assignment | 21 |
| 5 | Graded Quiz: Building a Better Paragraph | 5 |
| 5 | Graded Quiz: Website Validity | 6 |
| 6 | Comparison/Contrast Writing Assignment | 21 |
| 7 | Personal Narrative Writing Assignment | 21 |
| 8 | Graded Quiz: Text Analysis | 10 |
| 8 | Graded Quiz: A Different Look at the Mail | 8 |
| 8 | Persuasive Writing Assignment | 21 |
| 9 | Graded Quiz: Works Cited | 10 |
| 9 | Argumentative Writing Assignment | 21 |
| 10 | Graded Quiz: Different Perspectives | 6 |
| 10 | Graded Quiz: Be an Editor | 10 |
| Review | Research Writing Assignment | 21 |
Course Topics and Objectives
| Topic | Lesson Topic | Subtopics | Objectives |
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| 1 | Proper Grammar: Friend or Foe? |
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| 2 | Punctuation and Spelling: The Finer Points |
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| 3 | The Writing Process: You Can Do It! |
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| 4 | Thesis Statements: What's the Point? |
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Writing a Good Paragraph & Researching Your Topic: Half the Battle! |
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| 6 | Popular Types of Writing: Who Knew? |
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| 7 | Types of Readings: Can This Really Influence my Writing? |
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| 8 | Analysis of Reading and Writing: Now What? |
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| 9 | Using Evidence and Reference Materials Properly: Give Credit Where It's Due! |
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| 10 | The Process of Revising and Editing: You're Almost There! |
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| 11 | Checking Your Final Essay: You've Come This Far! |
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| 12 | Submission of the Final Draft of the Research Paper and Final Review |
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Online College Course Tutoring Included
English Composition I includes 10 hours of free online college course tutoring help— live, one-on-one, on-demand instructional support from SMARTHINKING. Expert writing professionals experienced with the online English composition course will carefully review and provide personalized feedback to students for six graded essays and eight essay drafts.
TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDITS: 3
This program provides you with 6-months of course access.
