Offered every semester.ĮNG 205 Introduction to Creative Writing – Fiction Each student will prepare and deliver a short presentation based on their final research project. Special attention will be placed upon the establishment of credibility through the use of reliable sources and the logical development of ideas and arguments. Students will be expected to critically assess sophisticated source material and integrate outside academic sources into their research papers. This course focuses on two forms of research paper, the argumentative and the analytical, or exploratory, research paper. Stress will be placed on research as a process that is constantly under revision. This course prepares students to conduct academic research and write academic research papers.
Each student will prepare and deliver an informative speech in connection with one of the essay assignments. Students will revise drafts for correct mechanics and grammar, clarity of sentences, coherence in paragraphs, and effective organization of essays. Special attention will be placed upon the composing process from invention to revision. Students will critically analyze texts and use them as models for their own writing. This course stresses clear and precise communication. Open only to first-year students enrolled simultaneously in ENG 101.
ENG 100 may be waived upon admission by designated scores on the SAT exam or a placement examination during a student’s first semester at AUBG. Students will gain extensive practice in writing through prewriting activities, sentence revision and paragraph writing exercises, group writing, note-taking, grammar and vocabulary drills, and group discussion. This course will focus on the fundamentals of correct and effective writing in English: vocabulary (including denotation, connotation, and register), grammar, and syntactic logic (arrangement of clauses and phrases, subordination, coordination, etc.), giving some attention to spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and other surface features of written English. This course must be taken concurrently with ENG 101 and is intended to provide additional practice in English grammar and structure.
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