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COURSE NUMBER: DEVE099
COURSE TITLE:English
DIVISION:Institutional / Developmental Ed
IAI CODE(S):
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS:4.0
DELIVERY MODE:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
4 non-degree credit hours
A continuation of English 098. Students who (1) complete the requirements for the course and (2) demonstrate proficiency on the COMPASS Language Usage Skills Placement Test will be placed in Rhetoric 101 or Communication Skills 121 or 130. Students who do not meet both of these requirements will be reassigned to English 099.
PREREQUISITES:
DEVE098
NOTES:
This course is not available for web registration.

COURSE OBJECTIVES / GOALS:
This course is designed to help students apply language skills to paragraph development and essay writing, so they may succeed in Rhetoric 101 or in Communication Skills 121 or 130.

The student will demonstrate improvement in the following areas:
  1. Getting started writing
  2. Discovering the paragraph
  3. Developing the paragraph
  4. Writing the essay
  5. Improving writing skills
  6. Reviewing the basics
  7. Strengthing spelling skills


TOPICAL OUTLINE:
  1. Getting Started in Writing
    1. Exploring the Writing Process
    2. Prewriting to Generate Ideas

  2. Discovering the Paragraph
    1. The Process Of writing Paragraphs
    2. Achieving Coherence
  3. Developing the Paragraph
    1. Illustration
    2. Narration
    3. Description
    4. Process
    5. Comparison & Contrast
    6. Classification
    7. Cause & Effect
    8. Persuasion

  4. Writing the Essay
    1. The Process of Writing an Essay
    2. Types of Essays
    3. The Introduction,the Conclusion, and the Title
    4. Summaring, Quoting, and Avoiding Plagarism
    5. Strenghtening an Essay with Research
  5. Improving Your Writing
    1. Revising for Consistency & Parallelism
    2. Revising for Sentence Variety
    3. Revising for Language Awareness
    4. Putting Your Revision Skills to Work

  6. Reviewing the Basics
    1. Spelling
    2. Look-Alikes/Sound Alikes




TEXTBOOK / SPECIAL MATERIALS:
Fawcett, Susan and Alvin Sandburg. Evergreen: A Guide to
Writing, 8th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2007.


EVALUATION:
Attendance-- No more than two (2) absences per credit hour will be allowed for day classes meeting during the fall and spring semesters 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 evening or summer school classes

Placement on completion of this course:

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 Evergreen.
  4. Complete all individually and class assigned work.
  5. Complete all writing assignments.
  6. Score appropriately on the COMPASS Language Skills Placement Test.


For reassignment to DEVE 099, students will perform at less than the above levels.

Determination of Grades

Criteria for Grading
  1. Completion of Writing Assignments
  2. 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:
2009-02-02 11:17:30