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Fundamentals of Composition (ENGA 0900)
Total Credits:
2
Lecture Credits:
2
Description:
This course will prepare you for college-level writing and supports the material taught in
ENGA 1110. You will write several essays and a reflective letter in
ENGA 1110. Your essays will include your perspective on an issue and your analysis of other writers' ideas. You will focus on learning the writing process so that you can generate ideas and organize them into essays; you will also review grammar and mechanics. A committee will evaluate a portfolio of two of your essays and your reflective letter.
ENGA 0900 must be taken in conjunction with the corresponding
ENGA 1110 section during the same semester (same instructor). Successful completion the portfolio in
ENGA 0900 is required to earn a passing grade in
ENGA 1110. Must be taken Pass/No Credit.
Prerequisites:
Placement into
READ 0200 or completion of
READ 0100
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College Composition (ENGA 1110)
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Credits:
3
Description:
This course provides instruction and practice in writing essays for a variety of purposes and audiences. You will receive instruction and help in developing ideas, thinking critically, organizing your writing, using databases, and revising and editing sentences. By approaching writing as a process involving prewriting, drafting, online and face-to-face peer response, revising, and editing, you will write more clearly, fully and gracefully in paper and digital environment.
ENGA 1110 must be taken in conjunction with the corresponding
ENGA 0900 section during the same semester, which provides additional classroom instruction in the aforementioned writing skills and is designed for students who place into
ENGL 0900 and
READ 0200 or above. Successful completion of the portfolio in
ENGA 0900 is required to earn a passing grade in
ENGA 1110.
Prerequisites:
Placement into
READ 0200 or completion of
READ 0100
MnTC:
Goal 1
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