Course Number:

Eng 1A

Course Name:

Freshman Composition

Instructor:

Steve Acree

Email Address:

sacree@collegeofthedesert.edu

Class Password:

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Class Website:

http://desertonline.net/classes/eng1a/sacree/
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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. Ackley, Katherine Anne. Perspectives on Contemporary Issues: Readings Across the Disciplines. 4th edition. Boston MA: Thompson Heinle.
   
   
2. Kirszner, Laurie, and Stephen Mandell. The Concise Wadsworth Handbook: Custom Edition for College of the Desert. 2006. Available at the COD Bookstore only.
   
   
3. Thoreau, Henry David. Walden. New York: Signet, 2004. ISBN 0451529456
   
   
4. Feinberg, Leslie. Stone Butch Blues. New York: Alyson Books, 2004. ISBN # 1555838537

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