Maricopa Community Colleges  ENG215   19956-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/27/95
ENG215 19956-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Strategies of Academic Writing
Advanced course in techniques of analyzing and writing academic expository prose. Writing to be research based. Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in ENG102, or ENG111, or permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENG215   19956-99999 Strategies of Academic Writing
1. Recognize features of academic writing in the humanities, social/ cultural sciences, and sciences. (I)
2. Abstract appropriate ideas and informaton from reading that apply to an essay topic. (I)
3. Write four to six essays utilizing selected rhetorical types with documentation. (II)
4. Write an argumentative essay with documentation. (II)
5. Analyze essay drafts to improve style, clarity and mechanics. (III)
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ENG215   19956-99999 Strategies of Academic Writing
    I. Reading
        A. Varieties of academic discourse
        B. Analysis of ideas and information
        C. Summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting
      II. Writing
          A. Rhetorical types
            1. Illustration
            2. Classification
            3. Process
            4. Comparison/contrast
            5. Cause-effecct
            6. Definition
          B. Argumentation
          C. Research
            1. Synthesizing ideas and information
            2. Documenting sources
        III. Revision
            A. Mechanics
            B. Style
            C. Clarity
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