ENGL 099 - Basic Composition

1. Construct and control simple and complex sentences in their writing assignments.
2. Write paragraphs containing topic sentences, examples of the topic, and explanations in the form or analysis and/or critical reflection.
3. Identify and describe the elements of an essay, including the main idea, support, rhetorical purpose, and audience.
4. Select and apply an organizational pattern for a piece of writing that considers the writing context, the genre, and the needs of the audience.
5. Respond to revision-oriented feedback from instructors and peers in order to improve organization and flow of ideas.
6. Develop reading comprehension, information gathering, note taking, and reading apprenticeship skills through written assignments.
7. Edit sentences to communicate ideas clearly, minimizing spelling and syntax errors.
8. Understand and use the basic functions of word processing programs to format and compose written documents.

1. Writing process: selection and focus of topics, formulation of workable thesis, organization of paragraphs and essays, introductions of paragraphs, introductions/transitions/conclusions of essays, revision, editing.
2. Grammar: basic sentence structure, correction of sentence fragments, run-ons, and fused sentences, agreement, punctuation, use of phrases and clauses, parallelism, capitalization, proofreading, idiomatic expression.