CCOG for WR 93 Spring 2024
- Course Number:
- WR 93
- Course Title:
- Basic Grammar
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Overview of some fundamental principles of American English grammar including parts of speech, sentence types, sentence analysis, simple/compound/complex sentences, subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage, selected homonyms, punctuation, capitalization, and avoidance of fragments, run-ons, and other errors. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
- Differentiate between fragments and sentences
- Re-write fragments as complete sentences
- Write and communicate better
- Use conventions of punctuation and capitalization correctly
- Write simple, compound, and complex sentences correctly
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Assessment may include:
- Large and small group activities
- Tests and quizzes
- Group and individual projects
- Writing which demonstrates mastery of grammatical skills
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- Defining parts of speech
- Recognizing parts of speech in context
- Recognizing and utilizing major sentence types
- Recognizing and utilizing correct grammatical terms
- Analyzing sentences
- Combining sentences:
- Compound
- Complex (including embedded clauses)
- Review of punctuation and capitalization
Skills:
- Communicating clearly in speech and in writing
- Analyzing sentences
- Recognizing fragments
- Writing complete sentences
- Punctuating correctly
- Capitalizing correctly