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COURSE NUMBER: DEVE098
COURSE TITLE:English
DIVISION:Institutional / Developmental Ed
IAI CODE(S):
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS:4.0
DELIVERY MODE:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
1-4 Semester Hours (Variable Credit)
A review of English for written communication. Students who (1) complete the requirements for the course, (2) demonstrate proficiency on a Mastery Test, (3) have an approved writing sample and (4) receive an appropriate score on the ASSET Language Usage Skills Placement Test will be placed in Rhetoric 101 or Communication Skills 121 or 130. Students who do not meet these requirements will be placed in English 099 or re-assigned to English 098.  Non-Degree credit.
PREREQUISITES:
Place into DEVE098.
NOTES:
This course is not available for web registration.

COURSE OBJECTIVES / GOALS:
This course is designed to raise the students’ level of proficiency in language skills so that they may succeed in English 099, Rhetoric 101, or Communication Skills 121 or 130.

The student will demonstrate improvement in the following areas:

  1. Writing Forceful Paragraphs
  2. Writing Complete Sentences
  3. Using Verbs Effectively
  4. Joining Ideas Together
  5. Choosing the Right Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb or Preposition
  6. Revising for Consistency & Parallelism
  7. Mastering Mechanics
  8. Improving Spelling


TOPICAL OUTLINE:
  1. Writing Forceful Paragraphs
    1. Exploring the Writing Process
    2. Prewriting to Generate Ideas
    3. Developing Effective Paragraphs
    4. Improving Your Paragraphs
    5. Moving from Paragraph to Essay
  2. Writing Complete Sentences
    1. Subjects and Verbs
    2. Avoiding Sentence Fragments
  3. Using Verbs Effectively
    1. Present Tense (Agreement)
    2. Past Tense
    3. The Past Participle in Action
    4. Progressive Tenses (TO BE + -ING Verb Forms)
    5. Fixed-Form Helping Verbs and Verb Problems
  4. Joining Ideas Together
    1. Coordination
    2. Subordination
    3. Avoiding Run-Ons and Comma Splices
    4. Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs
    5. Relative Pronouns
    6. ING Modifiers
  5. Choosing the Right Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb, or Preposition
    1. Nouns
    2. Pronouns
    3. Adjectives and Adverbs
    4. Prepositions
  6. Revising for Consistency and Parallelism
    1. Consistent Tense
    2. Consistent Person
    3. Parallelism
  7. Paragraph Development
    1. Capitalization
    2. Commas
    3. Apostrophes
    4. Direct and Indirect Quotations
    5. Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work
  8. Improving Your Spelling
    1. Spelling
    2. Look-Alikes/Sound Alikes



TEXTBOOK / SPECIAL MATERIALS:
  1. Fawcett, Susan and Alvin Sandburg. Grassroots: The Writer’s Workbook,
    9th edition.     Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.
  2. The American Heritage Dictionary paperback

Supplies
  1. 8 1/2 x 11 spiral notebook
  2. Other as indicated by instructor

EVALUATION:
Attendance is an important factor in successful completion of this course.
No more than two (2) absences per credit hour will be allowed for day classes with the exception of late-start classes where only six (6) absences will be allowed for the semester.  No more than one (1) absence per credit hour will be allowed for the evening or summer school classes. Students who are absent more than this amount will be dropped from this course unless they make arrangements with their instructor.

  1. Neatness and legibility of handwriting are important factors in this course if assignments are not done in a word processing program.
  2. Placement on completion of course.
    1. For assignment to Rhetoric 101 or Communication Skills 121 or 130, students will do the following:
      1. SUBMIT AN APPROVED WRITING SAMPLE.
      2. Earn a grade of S.
      3. Complete all individually and class assigned work.
      4. Complete all writing assignments.
      5. Correctly answer 74 questions or higher on the Mastery Test.
      6. Score appropriately on COMPASS Language Usage Skills Placement Tests.
    2. For assignment to English 099, students will do the following:
      1. SUBMIT AN APPROVED WRITING SAMPLE.
      2. Earn a grade of S.
      3. Complete all individually and class assigned work.
      4. Complete all writing assignments.
      5. Correctly answer 62 questions or higher on the Mastery Test.
    3. For reassignment to English 098, students will perform at less than the above levels.

    Determination of Grades

    Criteria for grading:

    1. Attendance and class participation
    2. Completion of writing assignments
    3. Tests and quizzes

    Grades
    S 80% or above
    U 79% or below

Conduct Code/Academic Integrity Policy

As members of an academic community, the students, staff, and faculty of Danville Area Community College have both rights and responsibilities which derive from appropriate standards of conduct and ethical integrity.  The college should provide a safe environment where respect for the individual is practiced and learning is the fundamental goal of all activity.  Students are expected to do course work honestly in accord with the stated requirements of each class.  All individuals should be treated fairly in an atmosphere free from discrimination and hostility.  Activities which disrupt the learning process for other students and which interfere with faculty in the performance of their duties will be disciplined according to guidelines established by the college.  Violations of standards of conduct as detailed by, but not limited to, this Code will be dealt with fairly in a manner appropriate to the offense and according to sanctions guidelines.
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REVISION:
Fall 2010

RECORD UPDATED:
2012-01-06 15:16:00