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I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Writing II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 1596
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course offers the student instruction leading to writing improvement. Emphasis on sentence structure and usage, appropriate conventions, and application of these to writing sentences, paragraphs, and short essays will prepare students to succeed in college level writing courses (Composition I).
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Other (specify test): |
Developmental Sequence via Read I |
Score: |
78
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6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 1596 - Writing II
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| READ 0591 | Reading I | 5 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 1596 - Writing II
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| READ 1500 | Reading II | 3 cr. |
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
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Name of Institution
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Course Number and Title
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Credits
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ENGL0050 Writing Fundamentals
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MN State, Fergus Falls
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3
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III. Course Purpose
Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
Liberal Arts Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Participate in discussions, work in groups, and/or make oral presentations—demonstrating appropriate behavior, respect for others, and awareness of the effects of communication styles. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Identify and arrange sentence elements appropriately in their relation to other sentences elements. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
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Expected Outcome
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MnTC
Goal Area
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Identify accurately a variety of sentence elements
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Use those sentence elements as necessary components of a sentence’s structure
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Demonstrate an awareness of a variety of sentence structures
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Construct appropriately punctuated sentences that convey accurate thoughts
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V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
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I. Words and Sentences
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II. The Sentence: subjects and verbs
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III. Substantives
A. Nouns: definition
B. Common nouns
C. Proper nouns
D. Pronouns: definition
E. Types of pronouns: personal, demonstrative, and indefinite
F. Properties of nouns and pronouns: person, number, gender
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IV. Verbs
A. Properties: voice, tense, person and number, mode
B. Classification: transitive, intransitive, linking
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V. Basic Sentence Patterns
A. Subject - Verb
B. Subject – Verb – Object: including reflexive and reciprocal pronouns
C. Subject – Linking Verb – Complement: including linking verbs used in this pattern
D. Case in the three patterns
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VI. Modifiers
A. Descriptive Adjectives
B. Definitive Adjectives: numeral, demonstrative, indefinite, articles, possessives
C. Restrictive and Non-restrictive modifiers
D. Adverbs: time, place, manner, and degree
E. Comparison: with adj. and adv.
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VII. Verbals
A. Infinitives
B. Participles
C. Gerunds
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VIII. Compounds
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IX. Compound Predicate
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X. Appositives
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XI. Types of Sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative
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XII. Phrases
A. Verb phrases
B. Prepositional phrases
C. Gerund, Participial, Infinitive phrases
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XIII. The Complex Sentence: independent and dependent clauses
A. Subordination
B. Noun, adjective, and adverb clauses
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XIV. Compound and Compound-Complex Sentences
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I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Writing II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 1596
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course offers the student instruction leading to writing improvement. Emphasis on sentence structure and usage, appropriate conventions, and application of these to writing sentences, paragraphs, and short essays will prepare students to succeed in college level writing courses (Composition I).
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Other (specify test): |
Developmental Sequence via Read I |
Score: |
78
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 1596 - Writing II
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| READ 0591 | Reading I | 5 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 1596 - Writing II
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| READ 1500 | Reading II | 3 cr. |
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
ENGL0050 Writing Fundamentals
|
MN State, Fergus Falls
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
3. Other - If this course does NOT meet criteria for #1 or #2 above, it may be used for the purpose(s) selected below:
Liberal Arts Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Participate in discussions, work in groups, and/or make oral presentations—demonstrating appropriate behavior, respect for others, and awareness of the effects of communication styles. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Identify and arrange sentence elements appropriately in their relation to other sentences elements. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Identify accurately a variety of sentence elements
|
|
|
|
|
|
Use those sentence elements as necessary components of a sentence’s structure
|
|
|
Demonstrate an awareness of a variety of sentence structures
|
|
|
Construct appropriately punctuated sentences that convey accurate thoughts
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
I. Words and Sentences
|
|
II. The Sentence: subjects and verbs
|
|
III. Substantives
A. Nouns: definition
B. Common nouns
C. Proper nouns
D. Pronouns: definition
E. Types of pronouns: personal, demonstrative, and indefinite
F. Properties of nouns and pronouns: person, number, gender
|
|
IV. Verbs
A. Properties: voice, tense, person and number, mode
B. Classification: transitive, intransitive, linking
|
|
V. Basic Sentence Patterns
A. Subject - Verb
B. Subject – Verb – Object: including reflexive and reciprocal pronouns
C. Subject – Linking Verb – Complement: including linking verbs used in this pattern
D. Case in the three patterns
|
|
VI. Modifiers
A. Descriptive Adjectives
B. Definitive Adjectives: numeral, demonstrative, indefinite, articles, possessives
C. Restrictive and Non-restrictive modifiers
D. Adverbs: time, place, manner, and degree
E. Comparison: with adj. and adv.
|
|
VII. Verbals
A. Infinitives
B. Participles
C. Gerunds
|
|
VIII. Compounds
|
|
IX. Compound Predicate
|
|
X. Appositives
|
|
XI. Types of Sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative
|
|
XII. Phrases
A. Verb phrases
B. Prepositional phrases
C. Gerund, Participial, Infinitive phrases
|
|
XIII. The Complex Sentence: independent and dependent clauses
A. Subordination
B. Noun, adjective, and adverb clauses
|
|
XIV. Compound and Compound-Complex Sentences
|