Catalog Description A composition course on the writing process including description, narration, exposition, and argument. Course stresses unity, development, organization, coherence, and other basic writing skills necessary for college writing. For all sections of ENG 100 designated as Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI), two (2) hours of computer lab per week are required in addition to class time. (3 hrs. lect.) Prerequisite: Grade of "C" or better in ENG 22 or placement into ENG 100 or approval of designated Language Arts representative. Student Learning Outcomes Write well-reasoned compositions that reveal the complexity of the topic they have chosen to explore or argue. Read for main points, perspective, and purpose; evaluate the quality of evidence, negotiate conflicting positions, and analyze the effectiveness of a text's approach in order to integrate that knowledge into their writing. Choose language, style, and organization appropriate to particular purposes and audiences. Synthesize previous experience and knowledge with the ideas and information they encounter as they read and discover as they write. Use sources such as libraries and the Internet to enhance their understanding of the ideas they explore or argue in their writing; analyze and evaluate their research for reliability, bias, and relevance. Use readers' responses as one source for revising writing. Use standard disciplinary conventions to integrate and document sources. Edit and proofread in the later stages of the writing process, especially when writing for public audiences. Control such surface features as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Degrees and Certificates at WCC the Course Applies To WCC Associate in Arts: FW Required for Academic Subject Certificate in Business Resources Writing Current Syllabus Spring, 2009 (60074) - taught by Jean Shibuya Spring, 2009 (60075) - taught by Jean Shibuya Spring, 2009 (60076) - taught by Jean Shibuya Spring, 2009 (60217) - taught by Jean Shibuya Spring, 2009 (60257) - taught by Elizabeth (Libby) Young Spring, 2009 (60331) - taught by Desi Poteet Past Syllabi Fall 2008 - Dahlman Spring 2008 - taught by Dahlman ... Young ... Poteet

This course emphasizes writing as a social act and method of learning. Students develop rhetorical awareness, critical thinking, information literacy, and composing processes; investigate and analyze multiple perspectives; and create written and oral communication for various purposes, audiences, and contexts.