Course Description
Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2313015112
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative writing processes.
Develop ideas with appropriate support and attribution.
Write in a style appropriate to audience and purpose.
Read, reflect, and respond critically to a variety of texts.
Use Edited American English in academic essays.
Texas Core Objectives
The College defines essential knowledge and skills that students need to develop during their college experience. These general education competencies parallel the Texas Core Objectives for Student Learning. In this course, the activities you engage in will give you the opportunity to practice two or more of the following core competencies:
Critical Thinking Skills - to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information
Communication Skills - to include effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication
Empirical and Quantitative Skills - to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions
Teamwork - to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal
Personal Responsibility - to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making
Social Responsibility - to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
Prerequisite Required: College level ready in reading and writing or concurrent enrollment in DIRW 0315.
Dallas College Course Syllabus Template
Attached here is the Dallas College syllabus template, which includes all the information, links, and formatting required by the college.
Sample Syllabi and Course Schedules
Feel free to use the following sample syllabi to create your own ENGL 1301 course syllabus and course schedule. Be sure to include all information, links, and formatting as required by the college.
Below are examples of topics that may and/or should be covered in ENGL 1301. Included with each topic are sample teaching and learning materials and assignments you are welcome to peruse, use, not use, change, etc.
Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography Assignment Instructions
Expository Essay
Expository Essay Assignment Instructions
Rhetorical Analysis
Discussion Board Participation
The SLAM and RAE methods for discussion board participation
General Resources for ENGL 1301