Sequence of First Year Writing Program
 

ENGL V01A - ENGLISH COMPOSITION - 4 Units Prerequisite: Open to all students per AB 705  

This is a writing course that emphasizes critical reading, expository and argumentative writing, and mastery of library research techniques. It includes instruction and practice in critical thinking; analytical reading and evaluation of written work, including at least one book-length work of significant literature; and communicating and supporting ideas in organized, coherent essays. Students are required to write a minimum of 5000 formal words, including a research project, based on essays, literature read in class, personal experience, and college-level research.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • CSLO-1: Write coherent, thesis-driven academic prose with well-developed paragraphs.
  • CSLO-2: Integrate relevant ideas and evidence from credible sources using appropriate methods of citation.

ENGL V01B - CRITICAL THINKING AND COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE - 4 Units  

Prerequisite: ENGL V01A with grade of C or better  

This course introduces representative works from major literary genres and offers instruction in analytical, critical, and argumentative writing, critical thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation through the study of literary works. This course develops students’ close reading and analytical writing skills and promotes appreciation and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • CSLO-1: Write coherent, thesis-driven academic prose related to literature with well-developed paragraphs.
  • CSLO-2: Integrate relevant ideas and evidence from credible literary sources using appropriate methods of citation.

ENGL V01C - CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING - 3 Units  

Prerequisite: ENGL V01A with grade of C or better  

This course offers practice in critical thinking and writing, centered on a course theme and based on analytical evaluation of primarily non-fiction texts. It also offers instruction in the writing process, research strategies, information literacy, and documentation. Students submit a final portfolio of their best work.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • CSLO-1: Write coherent, tightly focused academic prose with richly developed paragraphs.
  • CSLO-2: Integrate ideas and evidence seamlessly from credible and appropriately cited sources that strengthen the essay as a whole.