ENGL X430.1 - Academic Writing

Course Description

Academic Writing is a course designed to prepare you for college level academic writing. Lessons engage students with content focused on developing critical thinking skills, essay organization, paragraph development, research skills, and writing style and grammar.

Learner Outcomes

• Write interesting introductions.
• Identify effective thesis statements.
• Write effective thesis statements.
• Identify clear topic sentences related to thesis statements.
• Write clear topic sentences related to their thesis statements.
• Find and integrate supporting evidence.
• Develop analytical paragraphs with supporting evidence.
• Identify clear summary conclusions.
• Write clear summary conclusions.
• Identify and fix common grammatical errors like comma splices, run-ons, and fragments.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• STEM : Required