English 28 Online Professor Carrillo This course emphasizes and develop skills in critical reading and academic writing as preparation for college-level composition. Students will write a minimum of 5,000 words. This class prepares students for college-level reading and academic writing. Prerequisites: English 21 or qualifying preparation score. Students should have the minimum basic skills (i.e. reading, writing, grammar) to function properly in this class and to complete assignments.

Minimum Requirements for E28 Write a basic composition a 3-5 paragraph essay Topic sentence/thesis Possess a solid background in grammar Punctuation Mechanics Sentence structure Read at the 11th grade level Understand MLA 2016 (recent change) First page format

Learning Outcomes Read critically Compose developed, unified, stylistically competent essays of 650-1000+ Relatively free of grammar errors Use patterns of development Self based to text-based writing Demonstrate awareness of writing process Research and understand MLA format for documentation and citation

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Course Measurement (1000 points possible) 4 essays 400 2 exams 200 Quizzes 100 Homework 50 Discussions 50 Research project 100 Final Exam 100

What to do… Post Introduction Read Lecture notes/readings Grammar Diagnostic Need textbook by Week 2