ENGL 99 Intro to Essay Writing

5 credits

This course meets the Written Communication  general education distribution requirement for certificates only.

Prerequisites: ELL 65  or ENGL 93  (or placement into ENGL 99)

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Write well-structured, cohesive paragraphs and thesis-driven essays that effectively make use of properly cited, well-integrated supporting examples and clear analysis to suit audience and purpose
• Demonstrate analysis and synthesis by reading and responding to a variety of texts
• Develop and use a writing process to draft, revise, and proofread academic compositions
• Demonstrate the ability to produce written work that adheres to academic writing conventions related to mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and documentation
• Recognize and correctly revise common errors in student writing
• Apply fundamentals of critical thinking to reading, writing, and communicating

• Write clear, coherent, and well-organized prose 
• Employ critical thinking in evaluating and expressing ideas
• Demonstrate effective use of sources following accepted academic conventions