Composition 1 is a first-year required course. This course introduces students to the writing process and to the conventions of written English, teaches students to write grammatically accurate sentences, well-formed paragraphs with clear topic sentences and supporting details, and coherent short essays. Written assignments include journals, paragraphs, and short essays in one or more drafts. This course is taught in tandem with Oral Training 1.

Composition 1 is a first-year required course. In the first semester this course introduces students to the writing process and to the conventions of written English, teaches students to write grammatically accurate sentences as well as paragraphs with clear topic sentences and supporting details. In the second semester students learn to compose coherent short essays with a well-formed thesis statement, a three-paragraph body and a conclusion. Written assignments include journals, paragraphs, and short essays in one or more drafts. This course is taught in tandem with Oral Training 1.

• Refining Composition Skills by Regina L. Smalley, Mary K. Reutten, and Joann Rishel Kozyrev