The document outlines the course goals and specific objectives for an academic writing class led by María del Carmen Boloña, focusing on analytical reading, writing skills, research, and critical thinking. It details the grading structure, emphasizing attendance, participation, quizzes, writing portfolios, and exams. The course aims to enhance students' writing proficiency and collaborative skills through various assignments and learning methods.

1. Composition I
María del Carmen Boloña

2. Course goals
• Analytical Reading
• Writing to learn
• Writing to communicate
• Research Skills
• Critical Thinking

3. Specific Objectives
• Identify different types of reading texts
• Write meaningful essays
• Produce essays that are coherent, unified and
organized
• Develop the writing process: pre-writing
while-writing
after-writing
• Write effectively under set conditions

4. The Reading Process

5. The Know - How

6. Academic Writing Skills Development
• Examine different types of texts and
• Genres of writing

7. Elements of Literary Genres
• Elements of fiction
• Elements of poetry
• Elements of drama

8. Research Skills
• Critical Reading
• Writing Methods
• Library Skills

9. Academic Writing
• Essay Writing
• Critical Reading
• Research

10. Outcomes
- Writing in order to learn
- Deepen and broaden your knowledge of the communicative writing
process
- Gain experience in writing expository essays
- Learn and develop professional competencies through
collaborative learning environments in class and/or through ICA.

11. Grading
Attendance and participation 10% -
Bear in mind, there is a correlation between attendance and participation.
Quizzes: 10%
Writing portfolios- essays, glossaries, power point presentations and
writing strategies: 20 %
Mid term and Final exams : 60%
Scale
A B C D F
90 – 100 80-89 70-79 60-69 Below 60

12. May I use a few of your writing ideas?