ENGL 0950 - Bridge to Composition I

Credits: 2
Hours/Week: Lecture 2
Course Description: This course is designed to help students succeed in ENGL 1020 Composition I. Course topics and activities focus on developing strategies for effective reading, practicing writing as a process, thinking critically about language in context, and generating clear and coherent writing.

All students registered for ENGL 0950 must be concurrently enrolled in a paired section of ENGL 1020 so they can also complete Composition I in the same semester. ENGL 1020 is equivalent to ENGL 1021, Composition I. All students registered for ENGL 0950 must also have completed or be registered for STSC 1021.  
MnTC Goals
n/a

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into ENGL 0950 OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher OR course placement into ESOL 1033  or completion of ESOL 0043  with a grade of C or higher and completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): ENGL 1020
Recommendation: Word processing proficiency and basic computer skills

 

Major Content
1. Rhetorical principles

     a. Norms and practices common to academic discourse

     b. Examples of different rhetorical strategies

2. Writing process(es)

    a. Brainstorming and narrowing topics 

    b. Multiple approaches to writing processes 

    c. Elaborating on ideas 

    d. Revising and editing strategies  

    e. Varied and accurate sentence structure 

    f. Strategies to address writing challenges, including campus

       resources which may include peer tutors, Writing and Reading Centers, library, and Student Support Services.

3. Thesis-driven essay support

    a.  Controlling and supporting ideas      

    b.  Strategies to strengthen arguments 

    c.  Models and/or examples

    d.  Documentation support 

4. Conventions of academic discourse

    a. Notetaking and annotating strategies 

    b. Reading comprehension strategies 

    c. Analyzing  instructions, assignments, and feedback 
Learning Outcomes
 

1. apply multiple strategies to explore writing as a process in support of developing ENGL1020 essays.  
2. write clear, correct, effective, and varied sentences in support of developing ENGL 1020 essays. 
3. apply rhetorical principles in support of developing ENGL 1020 essays. 
4. generate search terms in support of conducting research for ENGL 1020 essays.  
5. use campus resources in support of developing ENGL 1020 essays, which may include peer tutors, Writing and Reading Centers, library, and Student Support Services.
6. use critical reading strategies to explore controlling ideas in written works in support of developing ENGL 1020 essays.   
7. use critical reading strategies for comprehension in support of developing ENGL 1020 essays.  
8. employ organizational strategies in support of developing ENGL 1020 essays.  

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