Course Number:

Eng 1A

Course Name:

Freshman Composition

Instructor:

Kim Dozier

Email Address:

kdozier@collegeofthedesert.edu

Class Password:

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Class Website:

http://desertonline.net/classes/eng1a/kdozier/
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Course Description:

This course introduces students to the demands of writing in the academic setting. Students learn the basics of critical thinking and research techniques as they apply to the writing process. Students then learn to apply the writing process in composing essays in response to their analysis of prose and poetry.

Prerequisite(s):

Eng 51 - Intro to Expository Writing

Textbooks & Other Required Materials:

The primary texts for the course are

1. Open Questions: Readings for Critical Thinking and Writing by Chris Anderson and Lex Runciman, © 2005
   
   
2. The Wadsworth Concise Handbook: Custom Edition for College of the Desert (available only through the COD bookstore for about $20 used)
   
   
3. Media Ethics and Social Change by Valerie Alia, © 2004
   
4. The Sirens of Baghdad by Yasmina Khadra, © 2006

Texts can be purchased at the College of the Desert Bookstore in person or online.

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