Composition IMaría del Carmen Boloña

Course goals

• Analytical Reading

• Writing to learn

• Writing to communicate

• Research Skills

• Critical Thinking

Specific Objectives

• Identify different types of reading texts

• Write meaningful essays

• Produce essays that are coherent, unified and organized

• Develop the writing process: pre-writing while-writing after-writing

• Write effectively under set conditions

The Reading Process

The Know - How

Academic Writing Skills Development

• Examine different types of texts and

• Genres of writing

Elements of Literary Genres

• Elements of fiction

• Elements of poetry

• Elements of drama

Research Skills

• Critical Reading

• Writing Methods

• Library Skills

Academic Writing

• Essay Writing

• Critical Reading

• Research

Outcomes

- Writing in order to learn- Deepen and broaden your knowledge of the communicative writing

process

- Gain experience in writing expository essays- Learn and develop professional competencies through

collaborative learning environments in class and/or through ICA.

Grading

Attendance and participation 10% - Bear in mind, there is a correlation between attendance and participation.

Quizzes: 10%

Writing portfolios- essays, glossaries, power point presentations and writing strategies: 20 %

Mid term and Final exams : 60%

ScaleA B C D F90 – 100 80-89 70-79 60-69 Below 60

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