Basic Writing Skills

This course helps students develop competence in written communication by practicing writing clear sentences and paragraphs. Students learn how to recognize and use basic sentence patterns and to write coherent paragraphs containing a topic sentence, idea development, and a strong conclusion. Students complete a variety of writing assignments and develop the skills needed for ENG 096 Intermediate Writing Skills. Taking the departmental final examination is a requirement of the course. The minimum passing grade for developmental courses is a "C".