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Fundamentals of Composition (ENGL 0900)
Total Credits:
5
Lecture Credits:
5
Description:
This course will prepare you for college-level writing. You will write several essays and a reflective letter. 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 to decide whether you pass the class. Must be taken Pass/No Credit.
Prerequisites:
Placement into
ENGL 0900 or completion of
ESOL 0041
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College Composition (ENGL 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.
Prerequisites:
Placement into
ENGL 1110 or completion of
ENGL 0900 or
ENGA 0900 or
ESOL 0051
MnTC:
Goal 1
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Research and Composition for Change (ENGL 1111)
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Credits:
3
Description:
This course teaches students how to write a research paper. Some sections have particular topics, such as "Race, Gender and Identity," and other sections allow you to choose your own topic, subject to the instructor's approval. All sections teach valuable research methods. You will find, analyze, and synthesize information from inside and outside of the library, and write well-reasoned, detailed research papers with properly cited sources.
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1110 or
ENGA 1110
MnTC:
Goal 1
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