Duke University - English Composition I
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English Composition I at Coursera Overview
Duration | 25 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
English Composition I at Coursera Highlights
- 33% started a new career after completing these courses.
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
English Composition I at Coursera Course details
- You will gain a foundation for college-level writing valuable for nearly any field. Students will learn how to read carefully, write effective arguments, understand the writing process, engage with others' ideas, cite accurately, and craft powerful prose.
- Course Learning Objectives
- ? Summarize, analyze, question, and evaluate written and visual texts
- ? Argue and support a positio
- ? Recognize audience and disciplinary expectation
- ? Identify and use the stages of the writing proces
- ? Identify characteristics of effective prose
- ? Apply proper citation practice
- ? Discuss applying your writing knowledge to other writing occasions
English Composition I at Coursera Curriculum
The Writing Process
I am a Writer
Responding to Others' Writing
What is Academic Writing?
Understanding Your Writing Process
I am a Writer Sample Feedback
A Note About Deadlines
Critical Reading
Active Reading
Integrating Evidence
Moving from Discussion to Draft
Schools of Citation
Critical Review Writing Workshop
Daniel Coyle, "The Sweet Spot"
Academic Writing Resources
Critical Review Writing Project
Critical Review Examples
Critical Review: Sample Feedback
Critical Review Writing Project: Self-Assessment
Project 1: Visual Analysis
Selecting Your Area of Expertise
What is a Draft?
Reading Visual Images
Using Images in Scholarly Writing
Effective Claims
Responding Towards Revision
Feedback on Visual Analysis Draft
Workshopping Writing
Visual Analysis Writing Workshop
Geoffrey Colvin, "What It Takes To Be Great"
Visual Analysis Draft
Sample Essays for Project 1
More Resources for Visual Analysis
Sample Feedback Visual Analysis Draft
Visual Analysis Draft : Self-Assessment
Revision Strategies and Visual Analysis Revision
Incorporating Others' Feedback
Strategies for Revision
Crafting Effective Titles
Editing Strategies
Visual Analysis Final
Sample Feedback Visual Analysis Final
Visual Analysis Final: Self-Assessment
Visual Analysis Self-Reflection
Project 2: Case Study
Annotated Bibliography
Spotlight Video_Scholarly and Popular Articles
Spotlight Video_Finding Articles
Avoiding Plagiarism
Intertextual Conversation
Case Study Writing Workshop
Research Tools
Annotated Bibliography How-To
Case Study Draft
Case Studies Resources
Case Study Draft: Self-Assessment
Writing Cohesively and Case Study Revision
Introductions
Conclusions
Paragraph Unity
Geoffrey Colvin, "What It Takes To Be Great"
Case Study Final
Case Study Sample Feedback
Case Study Final: Self-Assessment
Case Study Self-Reflection
Project 3: Op-Ed
Public Scholarship
Spotlight on Op-Eds with David Jarmul_part 1
Spotlight on Op-Eds with David Jarmul_part 2
Active and Passive Voice
Enhancing Sentence Style
Op-Ed Writing Workshop
Op-Ed Draft Project
Resources for Writing Op-Eds
Op-Ed Draft: Self-Assessment
Crafting Powerful Prose and Op-Ed Revision
Concise Writing_Reducing Redundancy and Making Words Matter
Concise Writing Part 2_Noticing Prepositional Phrases
Op-Ed Final
Op-Ed Sample Feedback
Op-Ed Final: Self-Assessment
Op-Ed Self-Reflection
Transferring Writing Practices, Skills, and Knowledge to New Contexts
Writing Transfer
Special Topics_Creative Non-fiction
Final Self-Reflection
Writing in the Humanities, Social Science, and Natural Sciences
Spotlight on the Humanities: Academic Writing
Spotlight on the Humanities: Writing Process
Spotlight on the Humanities: MLA Citations
Spotlight on the Humanities: Use of Visual Images
Special Topic in the Humanities: MLA Citation of Media and Internet Resources
Spotlight on the Humanities: Public Writing
Spotlight on the Natural Sciences: Academic Writing
Spotlight on the Natural Sciences: Writing Process
Spotlight on the Natural Sciences: CSE Citations
Spotlight on the Natural Sciences: Use of Visual Images
Spotlight on the Natural Sciences: Public Writing
Spotlight on the Social Sciences: Academic Writing
Spotlight on the Social Sciences: Writing Process
Spotlight on the Social Sciences: APA Citations
Spotlight on the Social Sciences: Use of Visual Images
Special Topics in the Social Sciences: Issues of Language Use
Spotlight on the Social Sciences: Public Writing
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