They practice various forms of personal writing, including narration and description. 086 Writing with Voice Recognition Students move from personal, expressive writing to expository writing in this second semester I.L.C. course. They learn how to write well-constructed paragraphs and essays based on different rhetorical patterns. Voice Recognition software will be introduced to help with the drafting stage of writing assignments. Emphasis is also given to sentence expansion and variation and to advanced elements of style.
Students work intensively on developing critical reading and writing skills.
This course provides continued practice with the skills necessary to construct multi-paragraph expository essays. In addition to studying sentence, paragraph and essay structures, students are expected to experiment with a wide variety of writing process strategies and to develop integrated and metacognitive approaches to complex writing tasks. Students also study essays as models for their writing and as a focus for developing critical thinking skills. This course focuses on developing students expository writing skills as preparation for analytical writing. The course includes practice in developing a thesis, supporting and elaborating assertions, using precise diction and employing clear, concise syntax.