ENG* 095 - Essentials of College Writing

Credit(s): No Credit
Prerequisite(s): Multiple placement measures including placement test scores, advising, high school records and a score of 3 on the Write-Placer; OR C- or better in ESL* 162.
Essentials of College Writing prepares students for the writing demand of ENG* 101 Composition and other credit level courses. Through a genre approach to writing instruction similar to ENG* 101, ENG* 095 students will analyze a variety of nonfiction texts in multiple genres and prepare writing projects according to rhetorical situations. Students will write with attention to purpose and audience, appropriate and varied organization, development using detailed evidence, and language, including grammar and sentence structure. Students will also learn the writing process and emphasis will be placed on the reading -writing connection. This course complements instruction in ENG* 073. Students will receive embedded support during writing studio hours.
Lecture: 3 hours per week. Lab: 3 hours per week. Semester Hours: 6 semester hours