SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
ENGL 152 COURSE SYLLABUS 2011
Course Title: Basic Writing English
I
Course Code: ENGL 152
Contact Hours: Four (4) hours per
week
Credits: Three
(3)
Course Duration: One (1) Semester
Course Level: First Year
Prerequisite: ENGL 097 or Placement
Exam
Course Description
ENGL
152 is a first-year level course that introduces students to the process of
paragraph writing. The objectives are
directed towards the development of a coherent paragraph. The course also
intends to emphasize writing skills, focusing on the four main features of the
paragraph: the indentation, the topic sentence, the supporting details, and the
concluding sentence. The following four
paragraph styles will be covered: Process, Descriptive, Opinion, and Narrative.
Course Objectives
Students
will be able to demonstrate mastery of the following skills:
·
identify
and correctly apply the four essential features of the paragraph
·
demonstrate
mastery of writing mechanics, sentence structure, and subject-verb agreement
skills
·
write
clear, effective topic sentences, with relevant supporting details, and clear,
effective concluding sentences
·
organize,
develop, and write process, descriptive, opinion, and narrative paragraphs
Evaluation Criteria
Partial
Exam I (Unit 1) 100 points
Departmental
Midterm Exam 100 points
Partial
Exam II 100 points
Departmental
Final Exam 100 points
Total Points 400
points
Standard
Grade Scale Universidad of “El Turabo”
A =
90-100%
B =
80-89%
C =
70-79%
D =
60-69%
F =
0-59%
General Observations
Regular and punctual attendance to class is
required. Excessive absences will
adversely affect the student's grade. The
student is responsible for all class work, assignments, and for all partial and
departmental exams. Arrangements for
make-ups for missed exams, and other class work must be made with a valid
excuse, and is at the discretion of the professor. Please keep cell phones off during class hours.
Texts
Folse,
K. S., Muchmore-Voukoun, A., & Vestri Solomon, E. (2010). Great
paragraphs
(3rd. ed.). Boston: Heinle
Cengage Learning.
Bilingual
(Spanish-English) dictionary.
Tentative Class Schedule
Week
1:
Introduction to course. Discussion of syllabus. General observations.
Weeks
2-3:
Great Paragraphs, Unit 1. The features of a paragraph; paragraph types;
writing mechanics; sentence structure; subject-verb agreement.
Week
4:
Partial Exam I (Unit 1)
Weeks
5-6:
Great Paragraphs, Unit 7. Process Paragraphs.
Weeks
7-8:
Great Paragraphs, Unit 8. Descriptive Paragraphs.
Week
9:
Review for Departmental Midterm Exam.
Departmental
Midterm Exam: The process paragraph and the descriptive paragraph.
Weeks
10-11:
Great Paragraphs, Unit 9. Opinion Paragraphs.
Weeks
12-13:
Great Paragraphs, Unit 10. Narrative paragraphs.
Week
14:
Partial Exam II
Week
15:
Review for Departmental Final Exam.
Departmental
Final Exam: The opinion paragraph and the narrative paragraph
______________________________
This
ENGL 152 revised course syllabus was adapted and prepared from the original
Course Outline Master by the ENGL 152 Course Revision Committee composed of
professors Samuel Flores, Leonor Miranda, Juanita Rodriguez, and Julio Vélez.
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