Course Syllabus

Dept: Languages and Literature

Course Title: Introduction to College Writing

Course Number: GLL 110

Credit Hours: 4

Class Meets: Th 6-9:20pm, Forest Hills

Instructor:  Mr. O’Reilly

Email:  billoreilly@msn.com

Course Description:

 Provides practice in writing and rewriting, as well as in the correlative discipline of reading and analyzing texts; equips students with the skills necessary to compose coherent three-paragraph essays .Enables the beginning college writer to develop control of the writing process by focusing on paragraph development.  Requires students to demonstrate proficiency in basic standard writing conventions including grammar and mechanics.

Course Objectives:    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be expected to

    1.  Demonstrate control of the writing process as evidenced by writing that is                                                      focused, organized, and well developed.

    2.  Demonstrate competence in sentence structure and paragraph development.

    3.  Apply the revision process.

    4.  Demonstrate proficiency in the application of grammar and mechanics in the                                                               writing process.

Course Content:  Topical areas of study include:

                        Prewriting                                            Revision

                        Editing                                                  Organization

                        Audience                                              Plagiarism

                        Purpose                                   Introduction

plagiarism

                        Voice                                                  Standard Written English

                        Drafting                                              Topic Selection

                        Strategies for paragraph development

Instruction in Writing:

Module 1—Descriptive Writing: The Elementary Paragraph

Module 2---Discursive Writing: The Three-Paragraph Essay

Module 3---Discursive Essay: Three- and Five-Paragraph Essays

Assessments:

Attendance: Students are expected to attend class regularly and communicate responsibly about any anticipated absences. Being late three times is the equivalent of being absent once.

Paragraph and Essay Writing: Students will complete a minimum of ten written assignments; three single elementary paragraphs; five will be three-paragraph essays; and two essays will be five paragraphs long. Students will rewrite and submit work as well.

Participation: Students are expected to demonstrate learning in class by offering their verbal responses to questions posed, as well as working collaboratively with their fellow students.

:

Welty, “A Worn Path”

Cisneros, “The House on

”

Tan, “Two Kinds”

Final Grading:

Essays---50%

Midterm-20%

Other class tests and quizzes-20%

Participation-10%

Course Texts:

Writing:  A College Handbook—(5^th Edition)

J. Heffernan and J. Lincoln

2000

W.W. Norton & Company

ISBN 039397426X

40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology

Beverly Lawn

2000

Bedford/St. Martin’s Press

ISBN 0312259123

Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary

1995

Merriam-Webster Incorporated

ISBN 0877795002