DEPARTMENT: Academic Programs
CURRICULUM: English
COURSE NUMBER: ENG 094
COURSE TITLE: Writing Improvement II
TYPE OF COURSE: Cornerstone
COURSE LENGTH: One Quarter
CREDIT HOURS: 5
LECTURE HOURS: 55
LAB HOURS: 0
CLASS SIZE: 25

PREREQUISITES:
ASSET, Writing Sample, ENG 092 with a 2.0 or higher, or Instructor Permission

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The emphasis is on paragraph structure and basic sentence grammar needed for clear writing.
Practice is given in thinking, writing, editing, and proofreading. Assignments in writing clear
sentences, paragraphs, or short essays will be given. Concurrent enrollment in ENG 081,
ENG 091, or ENG 095 is required.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES ADDRESSED:

1. Communication:
   • Read and listen actively to learn and communicate;
   • Speak and write effectively for personal, academic, and workplace purposes;
   • Access, evaluate, and use information from a variety of sources;
2. Human Relations:
   • Use social interactive skills to work in groups effectively;
3. Critical Thinking:
   • Think critically and act logically in evaluating information, solving problems,
     and making decisions;
4. Personal Responsibility:
   • Value one's own skills and abilities and be motivated to continue learning;
   • Take pride in one's ideas, work, and art;
   • Have the ability to adapt to change.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. At the end of the course, the student will successfully:
2. Originate combined sentences;
3. Recognize and correct sentence level errors, including fragments,
   fused sentences, comma splices, subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement,
   punctuation, and spelling;
4. Produce a full range of sentence patterns with minimal errors after revision;
5. Produce specific types of phrases and clauses;
6. Understand and use transitions and conjunctions;
7. Identify, develop, and produce topic sentences;
8. Support main ideas with evidence and specific details in a paragraph;
9. Demonstrate audience awareness through choice of tone, style;
10. Generate coherence and cohesion in paragraphs;
11. Participate clearly and effectively within a diverse group;
12. Report to a larger group;
13. Explain opinions and ideas with evidence;
14. Give specific, helpful feedback.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
Writing With Confidence, by Reynolds and Huntington (Harcourt)
Sentence Combining, by William Strong (McGraw-Hill)
English Skills, with Readings, by John Langan (McGraw-Hill)
Improve Your Paragraphs, by Matthews and Sladky (Glencoe)
The Writer's Workplace, with Readings, by Scarry and Scarry (Harcourt)

Revised By: Tim Walsh
Date: February 11, 1998