ENGL 035 - Preparatory English

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
The course is designed for students requiring skill review in preparation for English I. Emphasis is placed upon the overall writing process: pre-writing, writing, rewriting. The student will study grammar, sentence construction, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary within the context of individual writing.

Prerequisite A grade of C or better of all students enrolled in ENGL 035 is a prerequisite for ENGL 101.

     OR 

Rowe, James N. Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW. Ballantine, 2005.  

     AND 

Maimon, Elaine P., and Kathleen Blake Yancey. A Writer’s Resource: a Handbook for Writing and Research. 6th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2020. 

A dictionary acceptable to the instructor. 

Objectives
The student will be able to: 

A. Explain the steps of the writing process. 

B. Execute the steps of the writing process. 

C. Use standard invention techniques. 

D. Write a paragraph with a clear topic sentence and supporting details. 

E. Write an essay with an introduction, a clear thesis statement, supporting details, and a conclusion. 

F. Choose the vocabulary and syntax of standard American English for their writing. 

G. Write essays in a variety of rhetorical modes. 

H. Use the conventions of standard American English as presented in the current handbook to eliminate errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 

Content
A. The writing process 

B. Invention techniques 

C. The academic paragraph 

D. The academic essay  

E. Rhetorical modes 

F. Standard American English vocabulary and syntax 

G. Standard American English conventions of spelling, grammar, and punctuation  

H. Editing techniques 

Student Evaluation
A. A minimum of two academic paragraphs  

B. A minimum of three academic essays of different rhetorical modes 

C. Grammar quizzes 

D. Reading activities as determined by the instructor 

E. Departmental final exam, comprising 25% of the course grade Bibliography
Boylan, Hunter R. What Works: Research-Based Best Practices in Developmental Education. Boone, NC: NCDE, 2002. Print. 

“Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing.” The Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA), The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and The National Writing Project (NWP), 2011. Web. 

Langan, John and Janet M. Goldstein. English Brushup. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw, 1998. Print. 

McKeachie, Wilbert J., et al. McKeakie’s Teaching Tips. Boston: Houghton, 2006. Print. 

National Center for Developmental Education. Appalacian State University.  2011. Web. 

Sauret, Thomas J. and Sallie R. Duhling. An Introduction to Grammar and Composition. Rev. ed. Raleigh: Contemporary Publishing, 1990. Print. 

Shaughnessy, Mina P. Errors and Expectations. New York: Oxford UP, 1977. Print. 

Shaw, Harry. Errors in English and How to Correct Them. 3rd ed. New York: Harper, 1986. Print. 

Troyka, Lynn Quitman and Jerrold Nudelman. Steps in Composition. 7th ed. (Instructor’s ed.). Upper Saddle River:  Prentice, 1999. Print.