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Writers At Work: A Review for Professionals - Part I

(Contact Hours: 16) $145.00

Course Description

This is the first of four review courses that together provide an in-depth review of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, sentence structure and style. Students may take the courses in sequence or pick and choose the courses that suit them.

Part I of the review covers the most basic aspects of good writing on the job: understanding the writing process; understanding parts of sentences and speech; ensuring sentence completeness and conquering common problems with verbs, pronouns and modifers. Students will read, study, complete tutorials and take mastery quizzes that will ensure their understanding of the concepts and revision techniques. The instructor will be available for tutoring and to provide feedback for each unit.

Required Book:
"The Classic Guide to Better Writing: Step-by-Step Techniques and Exercises to Write Simply, Clearly and Correctly" by Rudolf Flesch & Abraham H. Lass.

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Outcomes

1. The student demonstrates the ability identify and correctly use various parts of sentences and parts of speech by attaining at least 80 on the unit mastery quiz.
2. The student demonstrates understanding of sentence completeness and an ability to recognize and revise fragments, run-ons and comma splicesby attaining at least 80 on the unit mastery quiz.
3. The student demonstrates an ability to recognize and to correct common problems with verbs, pronouns, and modifiers by attaining at least 80 on the unit mastery quiz.
4. The student demonstrates an understanding of the writing process and can identify his or her own style of writing.

Assessment

The class provides several levels of assessment:

1. A diagnostic test, taken at the beginning of the course, which assesses the student`s strengths and weaknesses.
2. Exercises that allow students to practice what they learn each week.
3. Weekly quizzes that allow the student to prove his or her mastery of the concepts learned. Student must attain a mastery level of 80% in each unit.

Week 1   

The student will learn about the writing process and how to efficiently plan, draft, and revise their own work. Through reading, studying and completing exercises the student will determine his/her own writing personality and apply that to his/her personal writing process.

Week 2   

Through reading, studying and completing exercises, students will review the parts of sentences and parts of speech, including subjects, predicates and modifiers, and types of clauses. The instructor will be available for tutoring and to answer questions. A quiz at the end of the week will ensure mastery of the materials and may be retaken until the student earns a mastery level of at least 80%.

Week 3   

Through reading, studying and completing exercises, students will learn how to recognize and revise major sentence errors: fragments, run-ons, and comma splices. The instructor will be available for tutoring and to answer questions. A quiz at the end of the week will ensure mastery of the materials and may be retaken until the student earns a mastery level of at least 80%.

Week 4   

Through reading, studying and completing exercises, students will learn how to recognize and revise common problems with verbs, pronouns and modifiers. The instructor will be available for tutoring and to answer questions. A quiz at the end of the week will ensure mastery of the materials and may be retaken until the student earns a mastery level of at least 80%.

To register or for more information

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