MCCCD Program Description

Preparatory Academic Writing III for ESL

Course: ESL097

First Term: 2016 Spring

Lecture 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S - Standard Load

Description: Emphasizes preparation for first year composition with a focus on critical writing, reading, and thinking skills and processes at an increased level of academic complexity.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe how rhetorical contexts (including purpose, audience, topic and circumstance) affect writerly decisions. (I) 2. Read actively and critically using a variety of comprehension strategies to facilitate understanding of texts. (II) 3. Employ a recursive process that includes prewriting, writing, revising, and editing. (III) 4. Organize ideas in a coherent and unified manner to support and develop a central idea (with specific and relevant evidence) in writing. (III, VII) 5. Write sentences that adhere to conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical context. (IV) 6. Apply feedback obtained from peer review, instructor comments and/or other resources to revise writing. (IV, V) 7. Employ problem solving strategies to grapple with challenging ideas, texts, processes and projects. (V) 8. Identify strengths and areas for improvement related to writing, responding to texts, and learning through collaborative work, instructor conference, portfolio review, written evaluation, and/or other methods. (IV, V) 9. Use multimodal approaches in composing written work and as a means of presenting or depicting written work. (III, VI) 10. Select and evaluate source materials to support writing tasks and use them to support a central idea. (III, VII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Rhetorical Contexts A. Purpose B. Topic C. Audience D. Circumstance II. Critical Reading A. Purpose B. Background C. Annotation D. Main Idea E. Evidence F. Genre G. Patterns of Development H. Summarization I. Respond to Text Prompts J. Author`s Purpose K. How Author?s Purpose is Achieved III. Writing Process A. Invention in Writing B. Genre and Pattern of Development Selection C. Pre-Writing D. Writing E. Organizing F. Editing G. Revising H. Multimodal Approaches to Composition I. Writing as Recursive Process J. Research/Working with Source Materials IV. Revising and Editing A. Instructor Feedback B. Peer Review C. Grammar D. Structure/Organization E. Campus Resources F. Self-Assessment V. Reflective Practices for Improving Writing A. Metacognitive Reflection B. Interpret Goals of Writing Tasks C. Problem Solving D. Use Feedback 1. Formative Assessment 2. Summative Assessment E. Recognition of Strengths 1. As a Writer 2. As a Reader 3. As a Learner F. Areas of Improvement VI. Technology in Writing A. Features of Word Processing Applications B. Multimodal Tools Usage C. Digital Resources D. Distribution of Written Work Electronically VII. Source Materials in Writing A. Importance of Using Resources B. Types of Resources C. Locate Varied Resources D. Resource Usage E. Campus Resources 1. Library 2. Writing Center 3. Tutoring 4. Other F. Ethical Use of Resources

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 24, 2015

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