73851717Academic Writing 1/2
Course Information
Description
Academic Writing 1/2 is a basic review of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, usage, capitalization, punctuation and spelling skills. The course also focuses on the Writing Process: pre-writing, organizing, writing, revising, proofreading and submitting final drafts. Students will be expected to create well-constructed paragraphs.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Use correct grammar.
    Assessment Strategies
    in written sentences and paragraphs.
    in simulated life and work situations
    Criteria
    you use correct forms of regular and irregular verbs.
    you write using singular and plural nouns that do not end in "s" (child--children...).
    you use nouns, including determiners, and verbs accurately.
    you correctly use adjectives to describe nouns.
    you correctly use adverbs to describe verbs in written work.
    you use personal, indefinite, possessive, and reflexive pronouns to substitute for nouns appropriately.
    you identify simple parts of speech including nouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, and conjunctions
    you correctly use pronoun-antecedent agreement.

  2. Apply rules of mechanics.
    Assessment Strategies
    in simple and compound sentences, practical documents and paragraphs.
    with reference material.
    in simulated life and work situations.
    Criteria
    you use capitalization rules for names, titles, the pronoun "I," proper nouns, days of the week, months of the year, social titles, geographic areas, in direct quotations
    you correctly use commas to separate items in a series, in dates places, and in the greeting and closing of a business/friendly letter, after introductory words and phrases, around interrupting words and phrases and in compound and complex sentences.
    you correctly use apostrophes in contractions and to show singular and plural possession/ownership.
    you access reference materials as needed.
    you use legible cursive writing.

  3. Apply spelling rules and exceptions.
    Assessment Strategies
    in a sentences and paragraphs.
    with reference material.
    in simulated life and work situations.
    Criteria
    you apply spelling rules: ie/ei, s/es, doubling final consonant, words ending in y, words ending with "ed" and "ing," adding prefixes and suffixes, and final e.
    you recognize common homonyms (their, there, they're; to, too, two; here, hear; its, it's, etc.).
    you spell words correctly with prefixes and suffixes.
    you memorize commonly confused words.
    you verify spelling using technical and/or print resources
    you spell personal information (such as name and address) correctly with 100% accuracy.

  4. Compose complete sentences.
    Assessment Strategies
    by writing simple, compound and complex sentences in paragraphs.
    by using resource material.
    in simulated life and work situations.
    Criteria
    you write complete simple, compound, and complex sentences using standard English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
    you correct sentence fragments.
    you correct run-on sentences.
    you correct faulty parallel structure.
    you connect thoughts logically.

  5. Use resource material.
    Assessment Strategies
    in the completion of a writing assignment.
    by accessing resources from the library, Internet, and/or other sources.
    n simulated life and work situations.
    Criteria
    you select appropriate resources needed to complete a task.
    you use dictionary or other resources.
    you apply information from resources to a problem or task.
    you search for information using technology.

  6. Create written documents.
    Assessment Strategies
    by creating and modifying simple written materials.
    by filling out applications, forms.
    by accessing resources from the library, Internet, and/or from other sources.
    in simulated life and work situations.
    in writing paragraphs.
    Criteria
    you apply the steps in the Writing Process.
    you compose paragraphs per the standards in a rubric or checklist.
    you produce a final draft by using using a computer.
    you write and edit personal information.
    you complete forms and applications correctly and completely.