Interactive Writing reviews basic English concepts and introduces college-level writing with an emphasis on basic grammar and mechanics and paragraph writing.
By the end of the course you should be able to:
1. Describe and apply the four steps of the writing process;
2. Write grammatically correct simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences and avoid common sentence problems;
3. Apply the proper use of verbs, nouns, pronouns, modifiers and punctuation;
4. Apply the proper use of spelling and diction;
5. Demonstrate mastery of grammar and mechanics;
6. Identify parts of a paragraph and differentiate between the paragraph pattern types;
7. Structure well-developed paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting sentences using cause and effect, classification-division, comparison and contrast, definition, process, and persuasion/argument patterns;
8. Compose in standard written American English/ edited written English;
9. Use basic technology to improve writing and critical thinking skills;
10. Demonstrate mastery of grammatical skills concepts on a Common Midterm Examination; and
11. Demonstrate mastery of writing skills concepts on a Common Final Examination.
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