English Composition I

Required for almost all degree programs, English Composition I helps you develop transferable quality writing skills necessary for success in college and your future career.

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English Composition I

$79

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3 Credits

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$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

All courses include:

eTextbooks

2 to 3-day turnaround for grading

Multiple chances to improve your grade

On-demand tutoring & writing center

Student support 7 days a week

English Composition I

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

About This Course

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ACE Approved 2022

English Composition I helps you develop transferable writing skills by exploring the steps involved in the writing process through various rhetorical modes: narration, persuasion, compare/contrast, and argument.

What You'll Learn

State a purpose and stick with it--providing appropriate evidence and details as needed by the genre, purpose, style and audience.

Organize an essay into a well written introduction, body, and conclusion.

Identify and compose the following types of writing: narrative, description, definition, and persuasive.

Consider the rhetorical nuances of writing and how these considerations play out in writing: audience, form, purpose and style.

Understand and explore the rhetorical purposes and best case scenarios for summarizing, paraphrasing and/or utilizing direct quotations.

Curate appropriate primary and secondary sources in order to develop an understanding of a chosen issue and to define an idea and persuade a reader.

Analyze and evaluate the validity of the various kinds of reading materials.

Explore and analyze both reader and professional writings, as they relate to course topics and assignments.

Develop a clear and precise vocabulary about what works and what needs to work in a particular piece of writing by participating in critical reading review.

Give credit to sources when credit is due using the Modern Language Association’s (MLA’s) format and style guide.

Successfully revise and proofread all aspects of an essay.

Throughout all stages of the writing process, demonstrate control over language: grammar, mechanics and tone.

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Course Details

ENG101

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English Composition I

Lessons in this online course highlight the importance of proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling, and explain effective research techniques, editing, and revision. English Composition I helps you develop the quality writing skills necessary for success in college and your future career.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take English Composition I.

Topic Subtopics
Writing Assignment 1 - The Personal Narrative
  • Telling a Story
  • Story Format
  • Story Development
  • Transitions
  • Character Description
  • Sensory Details/Imagery
  • Dialogue
Writing Assignment 2 - The Persuasive Letter
  • Persuasive Writing
  • Rhetorical Situation
  • Thesis/Claim Development
  • Language/Audience/Tone
  • Appeals: Logos, Pathos, Ethos
  • Persuasive vs. Argument Writing
  • Organization
  • Topic Sentences
Writing Assignment 3 - The Compare/Contrast Essay
  • Exploratory Writing
  • Thesis/Claim Development
  • Research/Evidence
  • Compare/Contrast Signal Phrases
  • Utilizing Credible Sources
  • MLA Style and Formatting
Writing Assignment 4 - The Argumentative Essay
  • Taking a Position
  • Analysis
  • Policy Claim/Support Points
  • Counterargument
  • Rebuttal
  • Organizational Structure
  • Scholarly Evidence
  • MLA Style and Formatting

Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

Assignments for this course include:

  • 4 Graded Exams
  • 4 Writing Assignments

The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.

About Writing: A Guide by Robin Jeffrey https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/aboutwriting Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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