Course Essentials

What is English C1000/20 all about?

English C1000 is an academic reading and composition class that will develop your critical thinking, reading, and writing skills through the practice of writing expository essays and a research paper. We will read from diverse textual and visual genres that encourage critical thinking about creating resilience in our education, community, and careers, as well as the kind of positive change which can help transform both ourselves and our society. Our course texts, consisting of TED Talks, argumentative articles, and poems, will provide diverse representations of people, social structures, and our current American culture. I am very excited to spend this semester with all of you as you develop your reading and writing skills!

Course Description

English C1000/20: Freshman composition course. Students study the elements and principles of composition through the practice of writing expository essays and a research paper. Emphasizing the reading and writing processes, revision is stressed as a means of achieving effective skills in reading and writing college-level texts. Analysis of assigned readings stimulate critical thinking and serve as models of effective writing. Emphasis is on using outside sources as evidence in students’ argumentative essays and documenting source material in MLA format. The course allows students to develop metacognitive awareness of the role writing plays in their lives.

Prerequisite

Placement as determined by the college's multiple measure assessment process.

Why this course is important to you

You need this course to graduate or transfer. But there is more to it than that. Many of you might think of writing as difficult or tedious. But being able to write clearly, express your ideas well, and critically analyze information will be valuable to you far beyond this course. Whether it is communicating with other instructors, your employers, your children's schools, or anyone else, it is essential that you can do so clearly and confidently. Writing well not only helps you, but it is tremendously valuable for our community. You each have individual perspectives and experiences, and sharing that within our community is extremely important.

Textbook

This is a no cost course, meaning there are no textbooks required. All of the information/readings/lectures you need will be uploaded to our Canvas container. What that means is that you want to go through our weekly modules very carefully rather than only clicking on the assignments due.

Software

Word Processor: You will need to be able to create documents. If you do not have access to Microsoft Word, you can use a free word processing program, such as Google Docs or LibreOffice. You can also get Microsoft Office for free!
PDF Reader: You will need to be able to view PDFs for this class. You can download a free PDF reader here, if you don't have one already on your computer: Adobe Reader

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