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Week 1: First Week Activities, review of syllabus, book, brief writing sample
Week 2: Personal Introductory Essay
Weeks 3 and 4: Remembered Event Essay
Weeks 5 and 6: Profile Essay, summarizing, paraphrasing, direct quotes
Weeks 7: Essay Questions, wordiness, organization
Week 8: MIDTERM, thesis statements, supporting material
Week 9: Explanation of a Concept Essay, Citation and Plagiarism
Week 10: Essay: Argument Supporting a Position
Week 11: Essay: Argument Supporting a Position, continued
Week 12: Essay: Proposal to Solve a Problem
Week 13: Essay: Proposal to Solve a Problem, continued
Weeks 14 and 15: Justifying the Evaluation Essay
Week 16: FINALS WEEK
There will be no class on days the college is closed: Jan 16, Feb 20, Mar 13-17, Apr 14-17
General Education Goals/Objectives:
The goal of this course is to build students’ writin
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skills.
Relationship to Campus Theme:
This course will provide writing skills that are relevant to
careers in science, technology, business, and social science.
Classroom Policies
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