Carroll Community College

ENGL-101, College Writing 1

Credits: 3

General Education Course

Course Description

College Writing 1 satisfies the General Education requirement for the first course in English Composition and Literature. Students will focus on skills in critical reading, thinking, and writing. Emphasis will be placed on the writing and research processes and in the preparation of Part I of the Carroll Community College portfolio, a sample of the student's best writing and series of self-critiques. The portfolio replaces the final examination for the course. In addition to class, one hour per week is a workshop in expression, consisting of mandatory student-teacher conferences and/or electronic classroom activities. Prerequisite: ENG-096 or satisfactory score on the placement test. Students who must take READ-101 may co-enroll in ENGL-101 along with READ-101. Three hours lecture, one hour workshop each week. Three credits. Four billable hours. GENERAL EDUCATION

Course Objectives and Grading Information

Course Objectives: ENG 101 is designed to develop the student's ability to think critically, to read perceptively, to articulate ideas clearly and cogently in writing. Reading, writing, and class discussions enable the student: 1. To produce unified, coherent, well-developed, and well-organized essays which logically support a thesis. 2. To effectively edit essays. 3. To produce at least one documented research paper through the process of collecting, organizing, and interpreting data. 4. To apply library instruction on information literacy to the research paper. 5. Develop a portfolio that demonstrates that the student achieved the necessary skills to write at the "C" level, according to Maryland standards.