4/30/2024 5:03:29 AM	ENGL 100B Course Outline as of Fall 2002	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ENGL 100B	Title:  WRITING IMPROVEMENT
Full Title:  Writing Improvement
Last Reviewed:7/3/2002

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

Development of composition and critical thinking skills necessary for college work.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Qualifying English placement scores (APS & essay); or concurrent enrollment in or completion of ENGL 100A or ENGL 100; OR completion of ENGL 357 and ENGL 357L with credit. For ESL students, completion of ESL 318 with grade of "C" or prior enrollment in ENGL 100B or ENGL 100.

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Development of composition & critical thinking skills necessary for college work.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Qualifying English placement scores (APS & essay); or concurrent enrollment in or completion of ENGL 100A or ENGL 100; OR completion of ENGL 357 and ENGL 357L with credit. For ESL students, completion of ESL 318 with grade of "C" or prior enrollment in ENGL 100B or ENGL 100.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The students will:

1.  Complete a minimum of 4000 words of prose. The majority will be

   expository and argumentative prose.

2.  Demonstrate, by means of at least two essays, an understanding of

   the basic process of writing narration and description, including

   the ability to do the following:

     A. Use prewriting techniques such as brainstorming, clustering,

        freewriting, and journal writing.

     B. Develop details.

     C. Identify the basic parts of a sentence.

     D. Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-ons.

     F. Proofread.

3.  Demonstrate, by means of at least three essays, an understanding

   of exposition, including the ability to do the following:

     A. Develop a quality thesis.

     B. Select an appropriate point of view.

     C. Determine dominant structures, such as classification,

        comparison and contrast.

     D. Link ideas with appropriate transitions.

     E. Develop style by sentence combining.

     F. Edit, with particular attention to punctuation, syntax and

        wordiness.

4.  Demonstrate, by means of at least two essays, an understanding of

   argumentative essays, including the ability to do the following:

     A. Respond to a challenging reading.

     B. Integrate quotations from and paraphrase parts of a reading.

     C. Consider and refute the opposition.

     D. Discriminate between fact and opinion.

     E. Use the resources of the library, and be able to cite

        references using correct form.

     F. Revise with attention to diction, usage, tone, and voice.

Topics and Scope

This course concentrates on the skills and techniques needed for

students to become more successful writers at the college level. During

the semester, students write a significant number of essays of various

lengths, amounting to 4000 words. These essays include narration and

description, with an emphasis on exposition and an introduction to

argumentation. The process of writing is stressed, from exploratory

writing (clustering, freewrites, journals) to drafting, revision,

and proofreading. This process is explored and refined through writers'

workshops and individual conferences/tutorials.

Although English 100B is primarily a writing course, all classes include

a reading component which offers students essays that serve as models

for topics, style, and structure. Some classes include a full-length

work of fiction or non-fiction.

Assignments:

The following represent types of assignments in English 100B:

1.  Weekly out-of-class essays or out-of-class essays for which

   drafting/revision are equivalent to a weekly essay.

2.  In class essays in response to course reading materials.

3.  A research paper or essay for which library resources are used.

4.  Specific exercises to work with thesis invention and the development

   of well organized, coherent paragraphs and essays.

5.  Specific exercises to work with tone, sentence structure, diction,

   grammar, punctuation.

6.  A journal in which students practice writing to various topics,

   exploring their own observations and ideas, responding to assigned

   course readings.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 75%
Written homework, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 10%
Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Rhetorics:

HOW A WRITOR WORKS by Garrison.

STEPS TO WRITING WELL by Wyrick.

THE COMPLETE WRITER'S WORKOUT BOOK by Fitzpatrick.

Readers:

THE WRITER'S I by Gillespie and Stanley.

75 READINGS by McGraw Hill.

THE RESOURCEFUL WRITER by Webb.

COURSE OF IDEAS by Gunner, Frankel.

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