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Posted: 06/21/07

R State Standard £ Institutionally Developed College: NA

ENG 096 – English II

Course Description

Emphasizes standard English usage. Topics include capitalization, basic punctuation, subjects and verbs agreement, correct verb forms, spelling, and basic paragraph development.

Competency Areas	Hours
Capitalization	Class	5
Basic Punctuation	D. Lab*	0
Subject and Verb Agreement	P. Lab/O.B.I.*	0
Correct Verb Forms	Credit	5 I.C.
Spelling
Basic Paragraph Development
*D. Lab may be substituted, as needed, for class hours on a 2 to 1 basis and P. Lab on a 3 to 1 basis.

Prerequisite:	ENG 095, or entrance English score in accordance with approved DTAE admission score levels
Corequisite:	None

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.

CAPITALIZATION		5	0	0
Capitalization	Use capitalization.
BASIC PUNCTUATION		5	0	0
End Punctuation	Use the period, question mark, and exclamation point as end punctuation.
Punctuation Marks	Use punctuation marks other than those used in sentence structure.
SUBJECT and VERB AGREEMENT		5	0	0
Recognition	Recognize the subject and verb of a sentence.
Sentence construction	Utilize a subject and verb to construct a simple sentence.
CORRECT VERB FORMS		5	0	0
Simple verb tenses	Use simple verb tenses (present, past, and future) to write and communicate orally.
Principal verb parts	Use principal parts of the verb, including verb phrase, to write and communicate orally.
SPELLING		5	0	0
Common words	Spell commonly used words.
BASIC PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT		25	0	0
Topic	Develop a topic sentence.
Organization	Organize unified details for a paragraph.
Paragraph elements	Write a paragraph that contains a narrow subject, a topic sentence, relevant details, and logical organization.
Revision	Revise, edit and proofread simple paragraphs.

Suggested Resources

Biays, John, and Carol Wershoven. (2004). Along These Lines: Writing Sentences and Paragraphs, 2^nd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Brandon, Lee. (2004). Writing Connections: You, College, and Careers. Book 1. Boston: Houghton Mifflin

Delaware Technical and Community College. (2004). Writing Skills for Technical Students, Fifth Edition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Fawcett, Susan, and Alvin Sandberg. (2002). Grassroots: The Writer’s Workbook. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Wong, Linda. (2002). Sentence Essentials: A Grammar Guide. New York: Houghton Mifflin.

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