OCC

Freshman English (103 & 104)

Course Description

Freshman Composition and Literature I (OCC ENG 103):

Emphasizing the recursive nature of writing and the process of revision, this course teaches students the skills and processes necessary for writing and revising college-level academic prose. Various aspects of writing, including invention/pre-writing, composing, revision, and editing/proofreading will be taught. Critical readings of various non-fiction texts may be used to develop an understanding of rhetorical conventions and genres. Composing in and for electronic environments, as well as their conventions, will also be taught.

Freshman Composition and Literature II (OCC ENG 104):

Prerequisite:

Successful completion of OCC ENG 103.

This course teaches students to comprehend, respond to, and use the ideas of others in their own writing. Skills such as analytic and critical reading and writing, summarizing, and paraphrasing are developed through the study of literature. Term paper form will also be taught.

Syllabus

MS. BELON

email Ms. Belon

Fall Semester (20 Week Course)

Learning Outcomes/Skills:

Upon satisfactory completion of this course, the successful student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an awareness of and respond to the needs of different audiences and rhetorical situations (Rhetorical Knowledge)

2. Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating, integrating student’s ideas with those of others (Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing)

3. Produce coherent texts through a multiple draft process (Processes)

4. Successfully make use of the conventions of college-level writing and Standard Written English within that writing (Knowledge of Conventions)

5. Compose in an electronic environment such as a word processing program (Composing in Electronic Environments)

Units of Study:

The Writing Process + Skill Building (2 weeks)
1. MLA Format
2. The Writing Process
3. Practice
4. Journal Prompt #1
Resilience and Success (4 Weeks)
1. Topic Intro
2. Text Study
3. Journal Prompt #2
4. Essay #1 Workshop
Social Pressure (5 Weeks)
1. Topic Intro
2. Text Study
3. Journal Prompt #3
4. Essay #2 Workshop
Digital Technology (5 Weeks)
1. Topic Intro
2. Text Study
3. Journal Prompt #4
4. Essay #3 Workshop
Self-Generated Question Essay (4 Weeks)
1. How to Research
2. Essay #4 Workshop

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