Writing 121 - Cora Agatucci
English Composition [Expository Essay Writing]

Brief WR 121 COURSE DESCRIPTION from COCC 2004-2005 Catalog:

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & Materials for Cora's FALL 2004 section of WR 121:
See Fall 2004 WR 121 Syllabus

Students must meet at least one of the following prerequisites in order to enroll in Writing 121:

1.  Achieve an ASSET Writing Placement TEST Score of 43 or higher;
OR
2.  Complete WR .5257, WR 40, or WR 95 with a grade of "C" or higher, or be currently enrolled in good standing (earning a grade of "C" or higher) in WR 40 or WR 95;
NOTE: Students who have successfully completed or are concurrently enrolled in RD 99A or RD 99B should consult with their instructor;
OR
3.  Complete equivalent course(s) taken at a previous college with a grade of "C" or higher [coded on SOATEST, and documented with an official transcript from the previous college].

The above WR 121 Course Prerequisites are meant to ensure that enrolled students are adequately prepared to succeed in this course, by having already acquired these basic college entry-level writing & reading competencies:

Students who do not meet one of the above prerequisites may be cleared to enroll in WR 121 only if they obtain the permission of the Writing 121 instructor (or if the WR 121 instructor is not available, an approved designee such as the Humanities Dept. Composition Committee chair) by meeting one of the following criteria:  

1.  Retake the ASSET Writing Placement test and earn a score of 43 or higher;
OR
2.  Submit a single, college-level essay (or an essay equivalent such as a report) as a writing sample that is judged to demonstrate achievement of WR 40 and/or WR 95 exit competencies and readiness for successful entry into WR 121.

(Approved by the Humanities Dept. Composition Committee, 5/30/01)

Outcome 1  Write essays that use a thesis to establish control over content; supply relevant and adequate supporting details drawn from observation, personal experience and/or responsive reading; employ the organizational strategies of effective beginnings, transitions, and endings; and conform to standard edited English.

Outcome 2  Achieve outcome 1 under time constraints (prior to the final exam), while conforming to expectations of an assigned topic and of edited English appropriate for timed writing.

Outcome 3  Demonstrate the ability to use a variety of expository essay patterns, such as definition, classification, analysis, problem-solution, and comparison-contrast.

Outcome 4  Employ one or more sources responsibly (without plagiarizing) in a summary or aother writing assignment.

Outcome 5  Demonstrate, in an essay, a sustained style employing rhetorically effective tone, persona, diction, idiom, and syntax.

Outcome 6  Use critical reading and writing to analyze and synthesize ideas in an academic writing sample, identifying rhetorical patterns, major assertions,  and supporting details. 

Outcome 7  Complete appropriate written critical peer reviews of  student essay drafts, including suggestions for revision and editing.

Outcome 8  Complete at least one (formal or informal) written review of the student's own writing strengths and weaknesses, including effective self-prescriptions for improvement.

Outcome 9  Demonstrate, monitor, and articulate the complete idiosyncratic process that the individual writer uses to complete an essay, including such steps as invention, thesis formation, organization, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading.

Outcome 10  Demonstrate an awareness of a variety of purposes and audiences.

Approved by Humanities Department Composition Committee: rev. 28 Jan. 2002

Office Location: Deschutes 14
Office Hours: See current Schedule; also by appointment
URL: http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/schedule.htm
Office Phone & Voicemail: (541) 383-7522
Mailbox (Humanities Dept. Office, Bend campus): Modoc 226 
Electronic mail: cagatucci@cocc.edu
Fax (Humanities Dept.): (541) 330-4396 [please address faxes to Cora Agatucci]
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Humanities Dept Website:  http://web.cocc.edu/humanities/