English+51

=English 51=

Woodland Community College
4-5:50 PM Colusa County Outreach Facility

English 51 – Preparatory Composition and Reading

Instructor: Melissa Gunby Phone: 530-508-6501 Mon/Weds: 4-5:50 PM e-mail: msgunby@gmail.com Office Hours: MW 8-8:30 PM website: mgunby.wikispaces.com

English 51 is a class that focuses on improving reading skills and writing pre-college level essays; includes basic writing elements, rhetorical modes, and a review of sentence structure and mechanics. Concurrent enrollment in Reading 70 is recommended.
 * Course Description: **

Over the course of this class you will v Develop and apply critical reading and critical thinking skills to writing v Demonstrate understanding that writing is a process v Write essays with a clear and supported thesis v Develop and apply self- and peer-editing skills, and revising methods v Demonstrate knowledge of MLA style and documentation v Participate in critical discussion v Pass a holistically scored department final exam
 * Course Goals: **

This is a skills building course, and reading and writing will be at the center of the course. We will write several large assignments for this class, and do frequent in-class writing, along with homework and other small assignments.
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<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">There will be assigned homework on an almost nightly basis. Homework will be a combination of assignments from the reader and handouts.


 * <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Required Texts and Materials: **
 * <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Please note: **<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">You are required to bring all materials to class on the appropriate day.

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Collins, Suzanne. //The Hunger Games.// New York: Scholastic, 2008. Print. <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> ISBN: 978-0-439-02352-8

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Robinson, William S. and Stephanie Tucker. //Text and Contexts: A Contemporary Approach to College Writing.// 7th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2009. Print. <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> ISBN: 978-1-4130-3345-8

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Notebook or loose-leaf binder paper for in class writing and note taking <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Pens, pencils, highlighters


 * <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Internet access is required for this class. All essays and drafts will be submitted online. **

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