The class emphasizes essentials of composition and selected readings, as well as practice in critical thinking and expository writing.
For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.
The mission of the Humanities and Social Sciences is to foster an appreciation of the role that the humanities and social sciences has played in the evolution of civilized society and to explore the ways that an understanding of theory and practice in philosophy, the social and behavioral sciences, the fine arts, and written and oral expression will enable students to participate thoughtfully in a global society.
Outcome #1: Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained from their reading to broader issues of the day.
Outcome #2: Communicate ideas clearly and proficiently in writing, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations.
Outcome #5: Demonstrate the ability to think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.
Expected learning outcomes of this course are in alignment with the learning objectives established by the 2012 Kansas Core Outcomes Project.
- Employ conventions of format, structure, voice, tone, and level of formality to produce writing for specific purposes and audiences as required by various writing situations.
- Practice ethical means of creating their work while integrating their own ideas with those of others.
- Demonstrate an ability to fulfill standards of syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling for various rhetorical contexts.
- Apply flexible strategies for prewriting, developing, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading.
- Critique their own and others' work.
- Students will write an in-class essay to demonstrate their skills upon entering Composition 1.
- Students will write 4-6 essays in response to their reading assignments in Patterns and other online.
- Students will respond in journals to assigned thought-generating exercises as printed in the text and/or assigned by the instructor.
- Students will do extensive classroom and individual work in grammar and mechanics and will demonstrate command of sentence completeness, punctuation, grammatical conventions, and other areas of correctness in a post assessment that will count as 2.5% of the course.
- Students will write an in-class reflection essay as their final examination.
- An English Writing Rubric score of 3, 3, 3 will be the benchmark for writing that meets the expectations of the department.
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Workshop Sessions
- Publication and reading of writing assignments
- Computer-aided instruction in grammar and usage
- Handouts on specific grammar and punctuation problems
- Sample essays
Outcome 1
Outcome 2
Outcome 5
- Will be achieved by requiring students to read selections from the textbooks.
- Students' ability to read and comprehend these assignments will be measured by classroom discussion, journals, and essays.
- Student essays will measure SCCC Outcome 2 as assignments require students to apply what they have read to their own circumstances and the world around them.
- Student essays will measure SCCC Outcome 5 as assignments require students to apply what they have read to their own circumstances and the world around them.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Seward County Community College will make reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you need support or assistance because of a disability, you may be eligible for academic accommodations. Students should identify themselves to the Mental Health Counselor at 620-417-1106 or go to the Student Success Center in the Hobble Academic building, room A149.