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1.00 Credits
Fundamentals of written communication, with particular emphasis upon individual deficiencies in grammatical forms and rhetorical structure. Admission by placement only. Students who are placed into English 100 as a result of the placement test must complete the class during their first full semester at Albion. A student placed into English 100 may drop the course only if the diagnostic testing done the first week of class alters the student's placement. The course must be taken for a numerical grade. (Not counted toward the major.) Staff.
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Encompasses the entire writing process, from generating ideas to polishing the final draft. Students learn to develop a significant, focused and clear thesis; construct unified, coherent and well-organized paragraphs; and produce concise, active, forceful prose. Initiates students into the traditions and conventions of formal argument and instructs them in the practice of editing and revising. Introduces the conventions of scholarship by teaching students to use sources effectively and acknowledge those sources appropriately. Students in English 101 write frequently, producing a minimum of 6,000 words during the semester, and they receive careful and regular commentary on their writing. (Not counted toward the major.) Staff.
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An honors level version of English 101 for students with superior writing skills. Admission by placement only. (Not counted toward the major.) Staff.
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Strategies for the close readings of literary texts and for the development of informed written analysis. Readings will be drawn from a variety of genres. Staff.
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Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or above and one of the following: completion of English 101 or 101H with a grade of 2.0 or better, recommendation of student's instructor in English 100, placement during SOAR or advanced placement in English. Required of students obtaining elementary teacher certification. Expository writing beyond the 101-level, with emphasis on writing for specific audiences, techniques of argumentation, and stylistic choices available to writers. Bethune, Collar, Jordan, Lockyer, MacInnes.
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Prerequisite: Completion of English 101 or 101H with a grade of 2.0 or better, recommendation of student's instructor in English 100, advanced placement in English or permission of instructor. Practice in writing fiction and poetry, combined with a critical study of selected authors. Brown, Mesa.
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Prerequisite: English 101 or permission of instructor. An advanced expository writing course with a thematic focus on place, nature and the environment. In addition to experimenting with various modes of writing, including exposition and creative non-fiction, students will come to a richer understanding of current environmental issues by observing, researching and writing about specific physical aspects of the natural environment. Christensen.
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Prerequisite: Completion of English 101 or 101H with a grade of 2.0 or better, recommendation of student's instructor in English 100, advanced placement in English or permission of instructor. Information gathering, news reporting and feature writing for the contemporary newspaper, with background on the origins and functions of the American press. Williams.
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0.50 Credits
Prerequisite: English 101, 101H or equivalent writing and learning experience. An introduction to the theory and practice of writing consulting, as preparation for the individual or small group consulting that occurs in writing centers and professional consulting settings. Includes study and writing in multiple genres (e.g., autobiography, journal, ethnography, academic research). Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Hendrix.
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1.00 Credits
Focuses on contemporary poetry and prose by Latina/o writers, specifically Chicana/o, Cuban-American, Dominican-American and Puerto Rican-American authors. Offers a historical context for the literature, questions the idea of a ''Latina/o'' identity and considers issues such as immigration, the homeland, gender and class, as well as the role of storytelling within acculturation. Authors include Algarin, Alvarez, Castillo, Cisneros, Cruz, Diaz, Espada, Garcia, Gonzalez, Santiago and others. Mesa.
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