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City College of San Francisco
ESL 82 Advanced Composition
Downtown Campus
CRN 72049
Fall, 2007
Instructor: Margaret Benshoof-Holler
In ESL 82, students will write five papers and one book review. Of the six papers written during the semester, there will be three in-class papers and three out of class papers. The last in-class paper will be the final exam. Papers will follow a number of different styles presented in the class reading assignments and lectures.
Students in this ESL 82 course should expect to improve their writing to the point that they are prepared to write papers for all college courses. Improvement of papers means that students can write clear and well-structured sentences, paragraphs, and compositions by the time they finished the course.
Students must be serious abut the course and ready to donate blocks of time to making sure they improve their writing. Students must attend class and only three absences are allowed.
Students will also keep journals from which they will learn to draw ideas for their writing. Free writing practice will help loosen up and generate student writing.
Assigned papers are to be turned in on time. Late papers will lose points. Papers are to be typed double-spaced and turned in in the proper format.
In addition, homework may include sentence, grammar, writing structure and other work to help your writing. All homework assignments must be done and turned in on time.
Text:
- Models for Writers: Short Essays for Composition by Alfred Rosa and Paul Eschholz. Eighth Edition.
Bedford/St. Martin's. Required
- The Bedford Handbook, Seventh Edition. Optional if student has access to Internet and Bedford website.
Required if student cannot access the Bedford site online
http://www.dianahacker.com/bedhandbook.
Some Student Comments About this Course:
- I was afraid to write essays before I took this class. I am happy to write essays now.
- Even with my limitations, I was able to learn and improve my English writing skills in this course.
- The teacher's skill in writing and computers has brought an interesting combination in learning the subject.
- The teacher gives us unlimited chance to rewrite essays. This is a good way to give students more practice.
- Strict teacher, wonderful teacher.
- If I had the chance, I would take this class again.
