ENGL 0090 - Introduction to Writing

Credits: 4
Hours/Week: Lecture 4 Lab None
Course Description: This composition course emphasizes foundational principles of writing, including focus, development, organization, clarity, unity, and coherence in paragraphs and brief essays. Students practice how to generate documents that are understandable for audiences, including how to identify and correct common errors. Emphasis will be placed on increasing written fluency and responding to texts. Instructor-supervised use of the Writing Center, equivalent to one credit, is required for students enrolled in ENGL 0090 sections meeting fewer than four hours per week. . All students registered for ENGL 0090 must also have completed or be registered for STSC 1021 .
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into ENGL 0090 or ENGL 0950 AND completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Word processing proficiency and basic computer skills.

Major Content

Writing Process(es)
1. Invention
2. Drafting
3. Revision
  1. Identifying the kinds of feedback writers need
  2. Providing constructive criticism to other writers
  3. Using feedback from others to revise
4. Editing/Proofreading
  1. Major marks of punctuation
  2. Grammar
  3. Correct and varied sentences
  4. Conventions
5. Presentation
Basic Rhetoric
1. Purpose
2. Audience
3. Using purpose and audience to guide writing choices
Paragraphs
1. Creating unified paragraphs
2. Developing paragraphs
3. Creating coherence within paragraphs
Essays
1. Responding to varied assignments
2. Focus / Thesis
3. Support / Development
4. Basic structure (beginning, middle, end)
Responding to texts
1. Reading as a writer
2. Identifying the main point
3. Identifying strategies of support
4. Introduction to purpose for and appropriate use of documentation
  1. Distinguishing student’s words from others’ words
  2. Avoiding plagiarism

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

write clear, correct, effective, and varied sentences in paragraphs and brief essays.
organize and develop coherent and unified paragraphs in the context of brief essays.
employ a writing process involving invention, drafting, revision, and editing to compose brief essays.
write brief essays with a beginning, middle, and end.
participate in critical thinking about texts, including offering feedback on writing in progress.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None

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ENGL 0090 - Introduction to Writing