73851726Writing Foundations 2 Survey
Course Information
Description
Writing Foundations 2 Survey is an individualized course and is a continuation of Writing Foundations 1 Survey.  It is a preparatory course for higher-level basic skills writing courses.  Course content focuses on paragraph development, capitalization/punctuation, spelling, and writing conventions.  Computer assisted instruction will be used to further improve language skills.  Students will also write paragraphs with details and examples; reasons; time order/sequence words and develop a business letter of complaint.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Compose paragraphs.
    Assessment Strategies
    in a lab
    on standardized tests
    by simulated life and work situations
    by writing paragraphs
    Criteria
    you locate or write topic sentences at an acceptable level per the rubric.
    you locate or write supporting sentences at an acceptable level per the rubric.
    you write a paragraph that contain time order/sequence words at an acceptable level per the rubric.
    you remove unrelated sentences from a paragraph at an acceptable level per the rubric.

  2. Apply rules of capitalization and punctuation.
    Assessment Strategies
    in a lab
    on standardized tests
    by simulated life and work situations
    by writing paragraphs
    Criteria
    you apply basic capitalization and punctuation rules at a minimum of 70% accuracy.
    you use legible cursive writing.

  3. Apply spelling rules.
    Assessment Strategies
    in a lab
    on standardized tests
    by simulated life and work situations
    by writing paragraphs
    Criteria
    you spell multi-syllable sight words (such as Fry List of 400 words) at a minimum of 70% accuracy.
    you recognize the correct spelling of common homonyms (their, there, they're; to, too, two; here, hear, etc.) at a minimum of 70% accuracy.
    you verify spelling using technical and/or print resources.

  4. Demonstrate Writing Conventions
    Assessment Strategies
    in a lab
    on standardized tests
    by simulated life and work situations
    by writing paragraphs
    Criteria
    you use the six parts of a business letter at an acceptable level per the rubric.
    you employ standard writing conventions: comma with direct quotations and the use of the apostrophe with contractions and possessives at a minimum of 70% accuracy.
    you write a Letter of Complaint at an acceptable level per the rubric.