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Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus
Course Prefix/Number/Title:
ASC 88: Composition I: Writing Lab
1 Credit
Course Description:
Composition 110: writing lab is a companion course to Composition I that provides
additional time and help for students in drafting and revising skills.
Pre-requisite:
Placement in Composition 110 with a score of 14 or above on the ACT.
Course Objectives:
To improve skills in structuring paragraphs and essays
To use writing and revising strategies to produce short essays.
To edit all final drafts, eliminating all grammatical and typing errors.
Instructor:
Mr. Michael Porter
Office: Thatcher Addition: Room 2209
Telephone: 228-5445
E-mail:
mike.porter@dakotacollege.eduOffice Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday: 9:00 to 11:00
Monday and Friday: 2:00 to 3:00
Lecture/Lab Schedule:
Wednesday: 1:00 to 1:50
Textbooks:
Axelrod, Rise B. and Cooper Charles R.
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
. 9
th
ed. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martin, 2010. Print.
Hamilton, Lisa M.
Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness
.
Berkeley: Counterpoint, 2009. Print.
O’Brien, Tim.
The Things They Carried
. New York: Broadway Books, 1990. Print.
Course Requirements:
Students will work in class to improve drafting revising and grammar skills. Grading will
be based on in class activities, worksheet scores, written work, and the pretest-posttest
scores.