The basics of writing for college - how to read carefully, write effective arguments, understand the writing process, engage with others' ideas, cite accurately, and craft powerful prose.
College Composition is about clear language that explains, describes, or informs. College Composition teaches you to write in an expository way. Students follow the conventions of standard written English, in sentence structure, grammar usage, punctuation, and spelling.
The following skills are typically taught in a College composition course:
- Demonstrate various invention practices: brainstorming, free writing; outlining, journaling - Demonstrate ability to write in various modes: personal narrative, expository, analytical, descriptive, argument - Demonstrate the phases of writing: draft, revision, final copy - Explore sources of writing: reading, thinking, analyzing, discussion - Create a thesis statement that suggests the focus of the paper; does not point out the obvious, and is written as a sentence. - Develop and include enough details and examples to support the identified thesis and reinforce focus - Demonstrate various patterns of organization and use the organization pattern that suits your identified purpose & audience. - Illustrate the concept of Audience in your writing. - Artfully combine Audience, Purpose, and Tone in compositions written in and outside of class - Write in a vocabulary appropriate to your subject and identified audience. - Begin and conclude a paper effectively. - Show effective control of mechanics: paragraphing, punctuation, spelling. - Differentiate between key ideas and supporting details in reading - Locate the thesis statement in reading assignments - Practice good group skills: how to give useful feedback, and how to make use of feedback you receive - Develop self-assessment skills
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