Students will engage in the study and practice of critical thinking, effectively reading complex college level texts, and writing compositions that include responses to readings with the emphasis on reading strategies, basic composition, and language/grammar skills to achieve college-level reading and writing capability and successful completion of WR 121Z. This is co--requisite to WR121Z; students are required to enroll in WR121Z if registered for the lab.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Improve reading rate, vocabulary, and comprehension by engaging in complex college level texts through utilization of reading strategies.
- Construct solid sentences with varying sentence structure throughout well-organized paragraphs appropriate for formal writing.
- Engage in critical thinking skills in understanding readings and research that are then applied to writing with a focus on the audience, the writing process, and the writing assignment/situation.
- Construct logically organized, coherent, and unified essays that are centered around a strong thesis throughout, which also includes topic sentences, relevant supporting points, appropriate transitions, and integration of research/sources when appropriate.
- Display competent control of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Co-Requisite Courses