Prerequisite Reading - 1 Level
Prior to Transfer
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Students in this course will read college-level
scientific texts and other essays and research materials. Students will
need to be adept enough in their reading skills to interpret this
relatively difficult level of academic language. Reading Level 1 skills
ensure that students will have the ability to identify central points,
evaluate sources, distinguish fact from opinion, identify bias, and draw
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Prerequisite Writing - 1 Level
Prior to Transfer
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Students in this course will write an 8-10 page
paper or several shorter papers. Writing Level 1 skills ensure that
students are able to compose a formal research paper from multiple sources
including finding, evaluating, organizing, synthesizing college-level and
popular reading materials, and to construct a detailed outline and
annotated bibliography that projects the structure of the research paper
and reflects the extent of their literature search and the relevance of
the sources chosen. Writing Level 1 skills prepare students to use their
outline to draft a research paper that is properly formatted, written in
clear and grammatically-correct prose, and to revise the draft so that
their paper is free of both major and minor errors, is properly formatted,
and structured and focused for general and academic audiences.
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