English 101 is a workshop in essay writing designed to prepare you for the college academic community. It will improve your critical reading skills and teach you processes and strategies for writing expository and argumentative prose. You will practice strategies for selecting and focusing on a topic, collecting ideas, shaping and organizing your thoughts, supporting your ideas with evidence, and revising and editing to strengthen your writing and define your style.
Course prerequisites are required for enrollment. Students must successfully complete Writing Improvement OR achieve qualifying ACT (18), COMPASS, or ACCUPLACER score. Scores must be on file at Chillicothe High School and/or North Central Missouri College. Students may choose to earn dual credit for this course through North Central Missouri College (Course: EN101/Credit Hours: 3).
A continuation of EN 101, emphasizing longer and more impersonal and critical writing forms. Organizational skills are developed through the outline and summary units; analytical reading and critical thinking are stressed. A thorough use of library and online resources is required for the bibliography unit and the final research paper. Written Communications credit. PREREQUISITE: EN 101