In Composition I, students will learn to
(1)use different strategies for generating ideas, such as brainstorming, freewriting, and clustering,
(2)recognize and produce writing that has a controlling idea introduced in the thesis statement and supported by paragraphs that contain a topic sentence and supporting details
(3)write narrative paragraphs that are organized in chronological order,
(4)write descriptive paragraphs that are organized in spatial order,
(5)write expository paragraphs that are organized in the order of importance/familiarity/time,
(6)use transitions to support coherence

In Composition I, students will learn to
(1)use different strategies for generating ideas, such as brainstorming, freewriting, and clustering,
(2) recognize and produce writing that has a controlling idea introduced in the thesis statement and supported by paragraphs that contain a topic sentence and supporting details
(3)write narrative paragraphs that are organized in chronological order,
(4)write describe paragraphs that are organized in spatial order,
(5)write expository paragraphs that are organized in the order of importance/familiaarity/time,
(6)use transitions to support cooperation

Composition 1 is a first-year required course. This course introduces students to the writing process and to the conventions of written English, teaches students to write grammatically accurate sentences, well-formed paragraphs with clear topic sentences and supporting details, and coherent short essays. Written assignments include journals, paragraphs, and short essays in one or more drafts. This course is taught in tandem with Oral Training 1.

Composition 1 is a first-year required course. This course introduces students to the writing process and to the conventions of written English, teaches students to write grammatically accurate sentences, well-formed paragraphs with clear topic sentences and supporting details, and cooperative short essays. Written assignments include journals, paragraphs, and short essays in one or more drafts. This course is taught in tandem with Oral Training 1.

Smalley, Regina L, Mary K. Ruetten, and Joann Rishel Kozyrev. Refining Composition Skills. 6th ed.
Boston: National Geographic Learning, 2012. (Avoid illegal photocopying of copyrighted materials.)

Smalley, Regina L, Mary K. Ruetten, and Joann Rishel Kozyrev. Refining Composition Skills. 6th ed.
Boston: National Geographic Learning, 2012. (Avoid illegal photocopying of copyrighted materials.)