R is used to designate Thursday classes. This is a remedial grammar lecture class. It includes the study of parts of speech, basic sentence patterns, capitalization, punctuation. Aimed at the developing writer, this course teaches reading and writing skills essential for producing clear, competent expository prose. Special emphasis is placed on paragraph development, the organization of ideas, the composition of short essays, the revision process, and syntactical and grammatical correctness.
Students read and write extensively.
Internet ENGL 099 will be taught primarily via the Internet with a minimum of four classes meeting at the time scheduled above. This course reviews basic writing techniques and expands on those skills essential for producing clear, competent, and developed expository prose that exhibits critical thinking. Emphasis is placed on the process of writing, the development of a thesis, paragraph organization and development, a clearly defined essay structure, correct sentence structure and variety, and correct use of grammar and mechanics. Students read and write extensively. Please read the description of this schedule option which lists other classes you can take in conjunction with this one.