ENGLISH 098: ENGLISH FUNDAMENTALS
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to introduce students to the process involved in writing effectively. Students will study grammar, punctuation, and standard usage and will practice various phases of the writing process and use sentence variety to compose paragraphs and at least one multi-paragraph essay. (Nondegree credit course)
COURSE PREREQUISITES
“Pass” grade in English 090 and English 090R or a “C” grade or higher or “Pass” in English 105 or equivalent or assessment recommendation for English 098.
“Reading was like a drug, a dope. The novels created moods in which I lived for days.” -Richard Wright
REQUIRED TEXTS
Beason, Larry, and Mark Lester. A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St.
Martin’s, 2011.
Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. New York: Vintage Contemporaries, 2009. (Author coming to Grossmont College this semester!)
O’Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried. Boston: Mariner Books, 2009. (Author coming to Grossmont College this semester!)
SYLLABUS & CALENDAR
English 98 Syllabus Spring 2012
HANDOUTS
Handout-Transitional Expressions
“Let Them Eat Dog ” by Jonathan Safron Foer
Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie
How to Mark a Book by Mortimer J. Adler
METACOGNITIVE READING/WRITING JOURNAL (BLANK)
FORMAL WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
PowerPoint AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS
Short Film: Reading Between the Lives
HELPFUL SITES
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)