ENG 121 - Ideas, Expressions and Structure I

Credits: 3

Description
A freshman level course that provides intense instruction in grammar, punctuation and mechanics, sentence structure and sentence style, and the rhetorical modes of narration, description, exposition, and argumentation. Emphasis is placed on pre-writing, constructing a topic and thesis, writing the first draft, revising and editing, and writing the final draft. The course is based upon three days of instruction and one day of required laboratory work to enhance writing proficiency. The ACT COMPASS exit examination in English is required and will be computed as a component of the overall grade. The minimum grade of “C” is required to pass the course.