ENGL M02: Official Course Description and Objectives  Every course at 
Moorpark College follows an official Course Outline of Record (COR). Here 
are the course descriptions from the Catalog and the learning objectives 
from the COR; they give you a good idea of what kind of work to anticipate 
and what you can expect to learn in this class.  
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Description: Introduces 
college-level writing, focusing on composing clear, organized paragraphs 
and short essays that demonstrate the development and support of coherent 
central ideas with relevant reasoning and examples. Offers instruction in 
the writing process (preparation, organization, development, revision, 
editing) as well as grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure in 
preparation for success in English M01A.
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Objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, a student will be 
able to
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<LI>demonstrate the ability to comprehend and analyze college-level 
readings through discussion and writings, such as summary and paraphrase.   
<LI>use writing as a medium of academic and professional communication and 
self-expression.    
 <LI>create sentences that contain structural variety and that use 
language appropriate to audience and purpose.    
 <LI>compose paragraphs that are focused, unified, coherent, adequately 
developed, detailed, and engaging.   
 <LI>apply the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, etc.) to 
composing essays.    
 <LI>construct a short, organized essay that develops a controlling idea.   
 <LI>employ strategies for completing in-class writings, including essay 
examinations.  
<LI>observe the conventions of standard written English, with relative 
freedom from such errors as fragments, runons, and comma splices; faulty 
verb agreement; improper pronoun reference; and basic mechanical problems 
(spelling, punctuation, capitalization).   
 <LI>translate written reports into oral presentations and group projects.   
 <LI>review and report on campus and community services (service learning, 
researching campus services, internships, etc.) as related to writing 
and/or group projects.
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Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
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Every course also has specified outcomes to be assessed regularly, to 
ensure that students are actually learning what instructors intend them to 
learn. Here are the CLO’s for this course:
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<LI>comprehend, paraphrase, and summarize a variety of college-level 
readings.  
<LI>write clear, structurally varied sentences that conform to Standard 
Written English (SWE).   
<LI> write coherent paragraphs supported by specific detail.  
<LI>write a short essay that is thesis-driven and logically organized.
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