Writers At Work A Review for Professionals - Part I
Business Writing
Training
Provided by Online Training Directory
Covers the most basic aspects of good writing on the job.
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Writers At Work A Review for Professionals - Part I
Writers At Work: A Review for Professionals - Part I
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Outcomes:
Assessment:
Week 1
Week 1: The student will be given an overview of how sentences work together to form a paragraph. They will be looking at main and supporting sentence organization.
Week 2
Week 2: Through reading, viewing PowerPoints, studying and completing exercises, students will review the parts of sentences and parts of speech, including subjects, predicates and modifiers, and prepositional phrases. The instructor will be available for tutoring and to answer questions.
Week 3
Week 3: Through reading, studying and completing exercises, students will learn how to recognize and revise fragments and run-on sentences. The instructor will be available for tutoring and to answer questions.
Week 4
Week 4: Through reading, studying and completing exercises, students will learn how to recognize and revise common problems in subject-verb agreement and pronouns. The instructor will be available for tutoring and to answer questions.
| This is the first of four review courses that together provide an in-depth review of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, sentence structure and style. Students may take the courses in sequence or pick and choose the courses that suit them. Part I of the review covers the most basic aspects of good writing on the job: understanding good paragraph structure, understanding parts of sentences and speech, ensuring sentence completeness and conquering common problems with subjects, verbs, and pronouns. Readings and exercises will help reinforce their understanding of the concepts.The instructor will be available for tutoring. Required Book: The Classic Guide to Better Writing: Step-by-Step Techniques and Exercises to Write Simply, Clearly and Correctly By Rudolf Flesch & Abraham H. Lass 0062730487:Product Link on Barnes & Noble.com.
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Upon successful completion of the course: 1. The student will demonstrate the ability to identify and correctly use various parts of parts of speech. 2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of sentence completeness and an ability to recognize and revise fragments aand run-on sentences. 3. The student will demonstrate an ability to recognize and to correct common problems with subject - verb agreement and errors in using pronouns. 4. The student will understand the paragraph building blocks of main and supporting sentences. |
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Students will be assessed through self-test exercises. |
Contact Hours: 16
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