WR 121 - Eng.Comp Exposition & Intro to Argument

Institution:

Umpqua Community College

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Description:

WR 121 improves writing, reading, and critical thinking skills, preparing students to succeed in future college classes, careers, and personal lives. The crucial relationship between critical thinking, reading, and writing is stressed. During the first part of the term, students write expository essays; during the latter part of the term, they progress to writing an argumentative essay. Students learn how to select and restrict a topic, formulate a thesis statement, develop an academic voice and style, appeal to a particular audience, and revise and edit their writing. Sentence variety, paragraph development, appropriate diction, conventions of grammar and punctuation, and most important, quality of ideas and coherence of subject matter are addressed. Registration Enforced Prerequisites: WR 115 with a grade of C or better or placement test score. F, W, S

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umpqua.edu/

Phone Number:

(541) 440-4600

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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