BASIC COURSE INFORMATION
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Department/ Subject Area ENG
Course Number 070
Disciplines EDUC-Education
ENG-English
ESL-English as a Second Language
READING-Reading
Proposal Type Course Revision (Minor)
Division Library, Learning Resources, and Language Arts Division
Cross Listing Courses
Course Title Basic Writing Skills I
Transcript Title Basic Writing Skills I
Course Description This course is designed for the student needing skill development in writing basic English prose. Emphasis is placed on writing clearly and correctly for a given purpose and audience. Units earned in this course do not count toward the associate degree.
Community Service No
Proposed For Revision
Effective Date 2009 Fall
Change MAJOR
How Course is being Changed Comparable courses updated.
Resources updated.
Textbook(s) updated.
Sample assignments updated.
Methods of evaluation updated.
Change Text Change from Credit/no credit grading to letter grading, A-F; need C or better grade to move to Level II composition.
Challenge option rationale updated.
Course Description
Lecture Hrs: 5.00 - 5.00
Lab Hrs: 0 - 0
Student Unit Hrs: 5.00 - 5.00
Faculty Lecture Units: 5.00
Faculty Lab Units: 0
Field Trips Not Required
Grade Options 2: A-F only
Transfer/Degree Applicability Credit / Not Transferable
Non-Credit Options
Repeated NO
Repeat Count
Repeat Frequency
Repeat Period
Repeat Units
Repeat Rationale
Challenged NO
Rationale Course is too process-oriented and interactive for a challenge.
Fee Amount 0.00
Comparable Course Information
Comparable Course Information Community College Course
American River College
Developmental Writing ENGWR 51
Catalog Year: 07-08 Page: 138
URL: http://wserver.arc.losrios.edu/catalog/English.pdf
This course focuses on basic writing skills, emphasizing the connection between writing and reading. This course includes reading, studying and responding orally and in writing to short, nonfiction multicultural selections at an appropriate level. The course emphasizes the writing process and development of specific skills within the sentence, paragraph and essay forms in preparation for ENGWR 102 or 103. The course also emphasizes the reading process and development of comprehension skills. One or more hours may be required in the Learning Resource Center. This course may be taken twice for credit.
This course is quite similar to English 70 and is a course for a letter grade.
Course Goals
Course Goals General Goals: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Write short compositions in response to various readings, audiences, and purposes.
2. Revise, proofread, and edit written work.
3. Identify and generate basic standard English sentence patterns.
4. Employ basic grammar and mechanics of Standard Written English.
Course Objectives
Course Objectives Specific Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Read and understand writing assignments.
2. Write fluently with legible handwriting.
3. Appropriately address various audiences for various writing purposes.
4. Employ pre-writing methods such as freewriting, clustering, and outlining to prepare for writing to various audiences for various authentic purposes.
5. Write several types of short prose compositions such as paragraphs, letters, and brief essays.
6. Generate simple, compound, and complex sentences.
7. Appropriately capitalize and punctuate basic English sentences.
8. Follow instructor's guidance to identify strengths and problems in his/her own writing.
9. Revise writing to produce improved organization and development.
10. Proofread and edit grammar, spelling, and punctuation in accord with basic levels of Standard Written English.
Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
  1. Outcome:The student will be able to write short compositions that are meaningful to readers.
    Assessment:A portfolio of four short compositions--including letters, summaries, responses to articles, and revised compositions--will be holistically evaluated by faculty using a grading rubric created in collaboration among faculty including faculty at higher level courses in Delta's writing program.
Course Outline
Outline Text
  1. Reading as a Context for Writing
    1. Informal responses to reading such as learning logs
    2. Systematic responses to reading such as objective summaries and subjective responses
  2. Writing for Fluency such as in Journals or Freewriting
  3. Short Compositions for Various Purposes
    1. Narrative/Descriptive short essays
    2. Argument/Persuasion short essays
    3. Letters to real audiences for real purposes
  4. Critical Thinking through Revision, Proofreading, and Editing
  5. Sentence Combining in the Context of Writing
    1. Compound subjects
    2. Compound verbs
    3. Compound objects
    4. Compound sentences--coordination
    5. Complex sentences--subordination
  6. Sentence Construction in the Context of Writing
    1. Recognizing and writing phrases and clauses
    2. Recognizing and mending fragments
    3. Recognizing and mending run-on sentences including comma splices
  7. Basic Mechanics in the Context of Writing
    1. Legible handwriting
    2. Capitalization
      1. Start of sentences
      2. Proper nouns
  8. Basic Punctuation
    1. Periods to end sentences
    2. Commas for compound sentences
    3. Commas for items in a series
  9. Basic Spelling
    1. Common words
    2. Plural nouns
    3. Verb forms
    4. Common homophones
Course Assignments
Course Assignments Reading
Optional Text:
Assignments:

The student will read short narratives, articles, and essays on a variety of topics. Readings should be at the lower range of Level II Reading (ninth-tenth grade level) on Flesch-Kincaid Readabililty Scale.


Writing
Optional Text:
Assignments:

The student will complete a Portfolio of writing containing assignments such as the following:

  1. Write an objective summary of an article in The Final Draft magazine, including title, author, and main point in the first sentence of the summary.
  2. Write a subjective personal response to an article in The Final Draft magazine.
  3. Write a letter to a real audience for a real purpose.
  4. Use critical thinking to interpret instructor feedback to revise a short essay.
Course Methods of Evaluation
Opt Heading
Course Methods of Evaluation A student's evaluation will be based on a required final examination and multiple measures of performance including critical thinking. These methods may include, but are not limited to the following.
In-class writings and out-of-class homework that result in four short prose compositions collected over the semester in a Student Portfolio; at least one of these four compositions will demonstrate critical thinking as evidenced through problem-solving, specifically the revision of a short essay to a level that demonstrates mastery of the writing processes and skills taught in English 70. The portfolio will be evaluated by English faculty in collaboration at a "reading" near the end of the semester.
Course Methods of Instruction
Opt Heading
Methods Lecture
Other Methods Mini-lectures; Small-group work in class; individual in-class writing and exercises.
Course Distance Education
Delivery Methods
Other Methods
Quality Assurance
Evaluation Method
Additional Resources
Distance Ed - Contact Types
Distance Ed - Contact Types
Course Textbooks
Textbooks Susan Anker. Real Writing with Readings: Paragraphs and Essays for College, Work, and Everyday Life. 4th or current edition Bedford/St.Martins , 2007
McWhorter, Kathleen. Pathways for Writing Scenarios: From Sentence to Paragraph. 1st or current Longman / Prentice Hall , 2007
Manuals
Periodicals Student literary magazine. The Final Draft. current Delta College Bookstore
Course Supplies
Course Supplies
Course Resources
Course Resources Learning Resources
Optional Text: Current support adequate
Resources:
Computer Resources
Optional Text: Current support adequate
Resources:
Disabled Student Programs and Services
Optional Text: Current support adequate
Resources:
Other Resources
Optional Text: Current support adequate
Resources:
Entry Skills
Entry Skills
Course Requisites
Course Requisites
General Education Requirements
Proposed For Categories
 
Transfer Types Course cannot be transferred to CSU
Course cannot be transferred to UC
Course Codes
CB00 State ID CCC000375364
SAM Code (CB09) E = Not Occupational
TOP Code (CB03) 1501.00 - English (writing)
Course Credit Status (CB04) Credit - Not Degree Applicable
Coop Educational Code N - N = Not Coop Education
Coop Work Code (CB10) Y - Y = Not Applicable
CAN Code (CB14)
Course Completion Assessment Level None
Instructional Code M - Intermediate
Classification Codes (CB11) B - Developmental/Preparatory
Print Catalog YES
Print Class Schedule YES
Independent Studies NO
Open Entry NO
Work Experience NO
Special Topics NO
Appointment YES
Contract Course NO
Basic Skills (CB08) B Basic Skills
Organizational Unit Library, Learning Resources, & Language Arts Div
Prior Skills (CB21) C = Three levels below transfer
Originator June Gillam
Previous Course ENG 070 Basic Writing Skills I
Proposal Type Course Revision (Minor)
Course Status Active
Admin Dates
Discipline Group Chair 01/28/2008
Board of Trustees 12/18/2008
Curriculum Committee Chair 12/01/2008
Academic Senate President 12/09/2008
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