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A course in expository essay writing that also requires introduction to research.

A course in expository essay writing that also requires introduction to research.

In this class, by the end of the semester, students should acquire the following competencies: • Identify main ideas, points of view, and supporting details. • Distinguish various kinds of support for a thesis: facts, examples, explanation, illustration and anecdote. • Provide both written and oral responses to a variety of types of content questions. • Develop topic sentences. • Develop written summaries and paraphrases. • Distinguish stated information from implied information. • Distinguish valid inferences from invalid inferences. • You will learn many new vocabulary words. • Make use of textual aids such as paragraph headings and varying typefaces. • The students will have a library tour to get familiarized with finding study resources. • They will use Internet search engines to locate additional articles on textbook based themes and topics.

In this class, by the end of the semester, students should acquire the following competencies: • Identify main ideas, points of view, and supporting details. • Distinguish various kinds of support for a thesis: facts, examples, explanation, illustration and anecdote. • Provide both written and oral responses to a variety of types of content questions. • Develop topic sentences. • Develop written summaries and paraphrases. • Distinguish stated information from implied information. • Distinguish valid inferences from invalid inferences. • You will learn many new vocabulary words. • Make use of textual aids such as paragraph headings and varying typefaces. • The students will have a library tour to get familiarized with finding study resources. • They will use Internet search engines to locate additional articles on textbook based themes and topics.