WR-I
Writing Requirement I
Semester Units
Prequisite
3
None
Course Description
Students are required to complete a college-level writing course that strengthens their writing and reading comprehension skills. These skills include college-level grammar and punctuation, identifying the characteristics, techniques, and examples of comparison/contrast and informative writing, and the application techniques for revising, editing and proof-reading. Additional skills include the basic characteristics of argumentative writing and practices for identifying reliable research.
Students may fulfill this requirement by completion of English Composition I or Workplace Writing I via Sophia at patten.sophia.org; or by completion of a comparable course at an accredited college, or by transfer credit. For guidance on completing this requirement, contact registrar@patten.edu.
Course Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate proficiency in College-Level grammar and punctuation.
Analyze and implement comparison/contrast and informative writing technique.
Revise, edit, and proofread effectively.
Understand the fundamentals of argumentative writing.
Evaluate and utilize reliable research sources.