1. English 28 Online Professor Carrillo
This course emphasizes and develop skills in critical reading and academic writing as preparation for college-level composition. Students will write a minimum of 5,000 words. This class prepares students for college-level reading and academic writing.
Prerequisites: English 21 or qualifying preparation score. Students should have the minimum basic skills (i.e. reading, writing, grammar) to function properly in this class and to complete assignments.

2. Minimum Requirements for E28
Write a basic composition
a 3-5 paragraph essay
Topic sentence/thesis
Possess a solid background in grammar
Punctuation
Mechanics
Sentence structure
Read at the 11th grade level
Understand MLA 2016 (recent change)
First page format

3. Learning Outcomes Read critically
Compose developed, unified, stylistically competent essays of
Relatively free of grammar errors
Use patterns of development
Self based to text-based writing
Demonstrate awareness of writing process
Research and understand MLA format for documentation and citation

4. Course Text

5. Course Measurement (1000 points possible)
4 essays 400
2 exams 200
Quizzes 100
Homework 50
Discussions 50
Research project 100
Final Exam 100

6. What to do… Post Introduction Read Lecture notes/readings
Grammar Diagnostic
Need textbook by Week 2