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English Composition I - ENGL 1101

Description

A composition course focusing on skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation. The course includes an introductory use of a variety of research skills.


ENGL 1101 - Spring 2024

Course Instructor
ENGL 1101 1AGBonnie Jett
bjett@westga.edu
ENGL 1101 1BGAmelia Simmons
ajsimmons@ega.edu
ENGL 1101 1CGJoshua Sewell
jsewell@westga.edu
ENGL 1101 1DGHeather Murray
heather.j.murray@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 1EGHeather Murray
heather.j.murray@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 1FGKatharine Zambetti
katharine.zambetti@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 1GGAmy Warren
amy.warren@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 1HGMatthew Sherling
msherlin@westga.edu
ENGL 1101 1IGCordellya Smith Posivenko
cordellya@westga.edu
ENGL 1101 1JGJennifer Davis
jadavis@westga.edu
ENGL 1101 1KGJuliet Kozee
jukozee@highlands.edu
ENGL 1101 1LGHeather Herbert
heather.herbert@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 1MGAnna Payne
apayne@westga.edu
ENGL 1101 1NGCortney Grubbs-McLeod
cmcleod@gordonstate.edu
ENGL 1101 1OGElisabeth Johnson
elisa.johnson@sgsc.edu
ENGL 1101 1PGNathan Steritz
nathan.steritz@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 1QGLynn McGill
lynn.mcgill@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 1RGLaura Carter
laura.carter@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 1SGAmy Burger
aburger1@daltonstate.edu
ENGL 1101 1TGJonathan Hendrix
jhendrix@westga.edu
ENGL 1101 1UGJeremiah Walker
jeremiah.walker@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 1VGJoy Handelman
joy.handelman@asurams.edu
ENGL 1101 1WGJoseph Jones
jjones1@gordonstate.edu
ENGL 1101 1XGLaRonda Sanders-Senu
laronda.sanderssenu@mga.edu
ENGL 1101 5AGMichelle James
michelle.james@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 5BGLisa Russell
lrussel7@kennesaw.edu
ENGL 1101 5CGJoseph Sharp
joseph.sharp@abac.edu
ENGL 1101 5DGFrederick Shorter
frederick.shorter@abac.edu
ENGL 1101 8AGKayla Rodney
krodney@clayton.edu
ENGL 1101 8BGMichelle James
michelle.james@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 8CGPrecious Hills
precious.hills@abac.edu
ENGL 1101 8DGAmy Warren
amy.warren@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 8EGMatthew Sherling
msherlin@westga.edu
ENGL 1101 8FGEnoch Smith
enoch.smith@asurams.edu
ENGL 1101 8GGRabia Hakima
rabia.hakima@asurams.edu
ENGL 1101 8HGMiriam Jackson
miriamj@westga.edu
ENGL 1101 8IGAnna Payne
apayne@westga.edu
ENGL 1101 8JGKatharine Zambetti
katharine.zambetti@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 8KGLynn McGill
lynn.mcgill@ung.edu
ENGL 1101 8LGRhonda Kelley
rhonda.kelley@sgsc.edu
3

Credit Hours


Prerequisites

  • See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

  • Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to

  • Demonstrate critical thinking and critical reading strategies.
  • Use a writing process to produce writing.
  • Write complete and clear sentences that are grammatically correct according to standard written English.
  • Use correct spelling and punctuation.
  • Develop unified coherent paragraphs by expressing controlling ideas.
  • Support and clarify ideas with specific evidence and details.
  • Plan writing in light of situation, audience and purpose.
  • Follow a format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation.
  • Introduce and close essays while linking paragraphs logically and clearly.
  • Write for varied purposes informing, analyzing and arguing.
  • Select an organizational approach and style appropriate to varied situational contexts.
  • Synthesize information and ideas from one or more sources and explain.
  • Integrate appropriate information from outside sources in the appropriate style and form.
  • Use GALILEO and Web search engines to locate information.
  • Critically evaluate sources and assess varied perspectives and viewpoints.

Unit 1: College Writing as a Conversation

  • Module 1: Writing Well
  • Module 2: Writing Academically
  • Module 3: Connecting with Your Audience

Unit 2: Connecting to Your Experiences

  • Module 4: Exploring the Personal Narrative
  • Module 5: Writing a Personal Narrative
  • Module 6: Writing about What's Important

Unit 3: Connecting via Shared Experience

  • Module 7: Introduction to Informative Writing
  • Module 8: Research, Citation, and the Annotated Bibliography
  • Module 9: Using an Outline to Organize Your Writing
  • Module 10: Integrating Sources in MLA Format
  • Module 11: Writing and Revising

Unit 4: Joining the Conversation

  • Module 12: Writing an Argument with Sources
  • Module 13: Building an Argument with Evidence and Appeals
  • Module 14: Writing and Revising

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

  • Attendance Verification - 1%
  • Quizzes - 5%
  • Discussions - 19%
  • Outline and Annotated Bibliography - 5%
  • Major Project - 10%
  • Essay Drafts and Peer Review Discussions - 15%
  • Essay Final Drafts - 45%

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