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ENGL 201 Syllabus Fall 2021 - 2022

ENGL 201 builds upon previous composition courses to develop critical thinking and academic writing skills. Students will analyze texts from different disciplines and write a research essay. The course objectives are to identify essay elements, analyze readings, write in various rhetorical modes, summarize and paraphrase sources, and conduct research. Students completing the course will be able to write coherent essays with main ideas and evidence, use academic vocabulary, organize paragraphs, and conduct research. Topics covered include essay elements, unity, coherence, editing, summarizing, outlining, and argumentation. Assessments include auto-graded Google Form assignments, manually graded outlines and essays, and participation points for timely submission of all assignments.

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ENGL 201 Syllabus Fall 2021 - 2022

ENGL 201 builds upon previous composition courses to develop critical thinking and academic writing skills. Students will analyze texts from different disciplines and write a research essay. The course objectives are to identify essay elements, analyze readings, write in various rhetorical modes, summarize and paraphrase sources, and conduct research. Students completing the course will be able to write coherent essays with main ideas and evidence, use academic vocabulary, organize paragraphs, and conduct research. Topics covered include essay elements, unity, coherence, editing, summarizing, outlining, and argumentation. Assessments include auto-graded Google Form assignments, manually graded outlines and essays, and participation points for timely submission of all assignments.

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ENGL 201

Composition and Research Skills


Course Description ENGL 201 Composition and Research Skills builds upon the skills
acquired in pre-requisite courses mainly ENGL 151 to further develop
students’ critical thinking and academic writing competencies. Students
will read and respond to a variety of texts from different disciplines and
produce a researched essay using analytical and critical thinking skills in
response to texts.

Course Objectives  Students will identify basic elements that guide them to develop an
essay
 Students will reflect on and analyze selected readings
 Students will write a range of rhetorical modes, focusing on a
particular mode and developing the essay accordingly
 Students will summarize and paraphrase sources to avoid
plagiarism
 Students will use research skills to write researched –based essays
on any topic of interest
Course Outcomes A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have
demonstrated an ability to:
CO1: Write an essay with main idea and supporting details that are
relevant, coherent and adequate
CO2: Write with varied and effective academic vocabulary and mastery
of correct word forms

CO3: Demonstrate clear knowledge of different patterns of organization

CO4: Support arguments with appropriate facts, evidence, numbers,


statistics, etc…

CO5: Proofread and edit sentences

CO6: Use research skills to write researched –based essays on any topic
of interest
CO7: Synthesize different sources

Covered Topics
 Elements of essay writing
 Unity
 Coherence
 Editing
 Sentence faults
 Summarizing
 Paraphrasing
 Cause –effect
 Classification
 Argumentation
 Refutation
 Counter argument
 Types of Evidence
Tutoria  Introduce the Writing  Writing effective Assignments: Google
l Process topic sentences, Forms/Outlines/Essays
1  Chapter 1 : Elements of supporting
The order
of tutorials paragraph writing details and Assignment 1: (Google
might be concluding Form)_ auto graded
amended
sentences

Tutoria  Chapter 2: Unity and  Emphasis on Assignment 2: (Google


l Coherence irrelevant Form)_ auto graded
2 sentences
 Emphasis on
using key words,
synonyms and
pronouns as
elements of
coherence +
Transitional
words &
transitional
sentences

Tutoria  Chapter 4: Writing  Types of Assignment 3: (Google


l introductions and introduction Form)_ auto graded
3 conclusions  Types of
conclusion

Tutoria  Chapter 6: Cause Emphasis on writing Assignment 4: (Writing


l /Effect Essay thesis statement & a Cause-based Outline)
4 restatement of thesis (Google Form) _
statement Manually graded
Cause-based essay
Tutoria  Chapter 6: continues_ Effect- based essay Assignment 5: Essay
l Cause /Effect Essay Writing : Cause- Effect
5 Google Doc _ Manually
Graded
Tutoria  Chapter 3:  Summarizing Assignment 6: Google
l Paraphrasing &  Paraphrasing Form (auto graded)
6 Summarizing  Avoiding
Plagiarism
Tutoria  Chapter 9: Avoiding Sentence Assignment 7 (Text
l7 Parallelism/ Faults analysis) Google Form_
Fragments/ Run-ons/ auto graded
Comma splices Assignment 8 (Sentence
Faults) Google Form _
auto graded
Tutoria  Chapter 7 : Classification based Assignment 9: Essay
l Classification Essay essay Writing: Classification
8 Google Doc: Manually
graded
Assignment 10 Google
Form (Text analysis)_
Auto graded
Tutoria  Chapter 8: Focus on writing the Assignment 11: Writing
l9 Argumentation part 1 claim- thesis, reasons/ an Outline_ Google
warrants, Form_ Manually
Graded

Tutoria  Chapter 8 continues Focus on writing Assignment 12: Text


l 10 Argumentation part 2 counterargument, Analysis (Google
refutation, and Call for From_ Auto- graded)
Action Assignment 13: Essay
writing_
Argumentation
Google Doc_ Manually
Graded

*Graded assignments (25%)


-8 Google Form Assignments: 3 %
each
*Outlines: (10%)
-2 Outlines; 5 % each
*Essays (45 %);
-3 Essays; 15% each
*Participation (20 %):
Duly submission of all 13 assignments
1.5 % for each assignment submitted
on time
Total: 13 assignments
8 Google Forms _ Auto graded
2 Outlines _ Manually graded
3 Essays _ Manually graded
Textbook / References

Compiled book

- Essential book (Textbook)


Longman Academic Writing Series 4: Essays
Authors: Oshima, A. & Hogue, A
Publisher: Pearson
- Longman Academic Writing series: 5 Essays to Research Papers
Author: Alan Meyers
Publisher: Pearson

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