ENGL000: Pre-College English

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• outline relationships between main ideas and subordinate ideas within the writing of others;
  
• use transitional words and expressions to signal relationships between ideas;
  
• write well-organized analytical paragraphs in response to writing prompts;
  
• effectively quote, paraphrase and summarize ideas;
  
• use quotation marks and apostrophes appropriately in writing;
  
• define plagiarism and implement strategies for avoiding plagiarism;
  
• craft short essays employing a variety of organizational patterns; and
  
• demonstrate principles of active reading.