This course examines the fundamental process, theories, and methods that enhance a student's overall writing ability. It introduces various strategies for writing within multiple disciplines and professions. This course examines basic principles of effective college-level writing through drafting and revising sentences, paragraphs, and essays. Topics to improve sentence structure and clarity include grammar, punctuation, and word choice. In addition to learning proper research techniques, students explore various writing genres including narration, cause and effect, compare and contrast, definition, and argumentation.

SMARTHINKING writing professionals will carefully review and provide personalized feedback to students for 7 graded essays and 7 essay drafts.

Developmental Writing is a not-for-credit course which prepares students to successfully complete English Composition I.

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