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This course introduces you to the essential foundations of college level writing. Our Composition I course provides an overview of academic and professional writing, research, planning, drafting, and publishing. The basic fundamentals are covered from the ground up; from structuring and developing a paper, crafting topics, creating outlines and revising, editing, grammar, and proofreading skills. You will be introduced to the general processes of communication through writing and reading.
Prerequisite(s): None
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Recognize the fundamental elements of academic and professional writing
- Recall brainstorming techniques and pre-writing skills
- List the components of editing, revising, and proofreading writing
- Describe the building blocks of sentence building, word choice, punctuation, and mechanics for college level writing
- Identify how to structure and develop a paper
Composition I Module 1
Writing to Think and Writing to Learn
- Examining the Status Quo
- Posing Productive Questions
- Slowing Down Your Thinking
- Academic Disciplines
- Seeing and Making Connections Across Disciplines
- Articulating Multiple Sides of an Issue
Composition I Module 2
Joining the Conversation
- Dialectic and Rhetoric
- Rhetorical Situation
- The Rhetorical Triangle
- Rhetorical Appeals
- Rhetoric Argumentation
- How Critical Thinking Works
- Becoming a Critical Reader
Composition I Module 3
Research and Planning
- Organizing Research Plans
- Print, Online, and Field Sources
- Search Terms
- Evaluating Sources
- Taking Notes
- Annotated Bibliography
- Choosing a Topic
- Freewriting and Mapping
- Developing Your Purposes for Writing
- Outlining
Composition I Module 4
Drafting and Revising
- Forming and Testing a Thesis
- Generating Questions
- Sentence Formats
- Creating Paragraphs
- Reviewing
- Editing
- Proofreading
- Making an Overview
Composition I Module 5
Designing and Publishing
- General Text Formatting Considerations
- Creating and Finding Visuals
- Images
- Charts and Graphs
- Document Design
- Digital Presentations
- Oral Presentations
Composition I Module 6
Academic and Professional Writing
- Meeting College Expectations
- Strategies for Writing College Essays
- Collaborating on Academic Writing Projects
- Writing Business Letters
- Writing to Apply for Jobs
- Composing Memos
- E-mail and Online Networking
Composition I Module 7
Writing for the Web, Public, and Personal Writing
- Writing in a Digital World
- Composing in Web-Based Environments
- Creating Websites
- Collaborating Online
- Creating an E-Portfolio
- Specific Writing Formats
- Writing Newsletters
- Flyers and Brochures
- Ads
- Personal Letters
Composition I Module 8
Sentence Building and Style
- Avoiding Fragments
- Verb Tenses
- Subject and Verb Agreements
- Modifiers and Infinitives
- Pronouns
- Why Sentence Style Matters
- Active and Passive Voice
- Using Parallelism
Composition I Module 9
Word Choice and Punctuation
- Controlling Wordiness and Writing Concisely
- Using Appropriate Language
- Choosing Precise Wording
- Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Commas
- Quotations
- Dashes and Parenthesis
- Hyphens
Composition I Module 10
Mechanics and Grammar
- General Mechanics Overview
- Using Capital Letters
- Numbers in Text
- Italics
- Abbreviations
- Rules of English
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**
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Internet Connection
- Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections
*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Hardware Requirements
- Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
- Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended
PC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
- Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player
MAC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
- Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Apple QuickTime Media Player