Syllabus 
College Writing 2x.1, How to Write an Essay
Maggie Sokolik, Ph.D., Instructor
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Course Description
This course is an introductory level university course designed for learners of English. It will cover issues of grammar, written structure, editing, revising, and paragraph development. There are several quizzes built into the course, as well as a required final essay.
Recommended texts:
Textbooks are not required. There are three recommended eBooks.
A note about piracy of books: The course and its material are offered for free, and we encourage you to take advantage of all the resources. However, we do not support the theft of copyrighted material. Offering pirated material in the course will result in such offers being deleted. Continued violations of this rule could result in being banned from the course. Don't pirate! Writers and publishers are workers, too, and deserve to be paid for their work.
How to Be a Successful MOOC Student, written by Maggie Sokolik and Dorothy Zemach, and published by Wayzgoose Press Opens in new window (2014)
Students can also purchase How to be a Successful MOOC Student from Smashwords Opens in new window or purchase a paperback copy of How to be a Successful MOOC Student from Amazon.com Opens in new window
How to Write an Essay, Workbook 1, by Maggie Sokolik, Wayzgoose Press
How to Write an Essay Opens in new window, from Smashwords. This workbook was written specifically for this course. It contains excerpts of the course material as well as extra writing materials. It is being provided for a low price of $2.99 US, by Wayzgoose Press Opens in new window .
Sometimes online stores such as Amazon charge an international surcharge if you are not in the USA. This is why we recommend purchasing How to Write an Essay from Smashwords.com, which does not charge an extra fee. You can also use PayPal if you don't have a credit card, or download your books in different formats.
Purchase How to Write an Essay Amazon.com. Opens in new window.
You need Kindle software to read this book, which is available on the Amazon site.
Another option is to purchase How to Write an Essay from Google Play. Opens in new window.
50 Ways to Practice Writing Opens in new window, by Dorothy Zemach, Wayzgoose Press, on sale at Smashwords.com.
This very low-cost ebook ($0.99 US) gives you even more practice in writing.
You can also purchase 50 Ways to Practice Writing from Amazon.com. Opens in new window.
Grading Policy
This course requires that you score 50% or higher as an average of all assignments. Assignments are due by the end of the course.
- 60% of your grade is for homework, and your lowest score is dropped automatically.
- 30% is for your essay--10% for your draft and 20% for your final paper
- 10% is for quizzes, and your lowest score is dropped automatically.
(Even if you miss some assignments, as long as your average is 50%, you pass the course.)
Additional homework does not count towards your point total. This is for those who have the time to do extra work.