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Los Angeles Val ley Col lege n 2014-15 CATALOG 115
‡ This course may not be offered each semester. J Designated class sections are Transfer Alliance Classes.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
TRANSFER LEVEL: Write unified, well-developed essays, each with
an arguable thesis and persuasive support. Use a variety of rhetorical strategies, such as
argument and comparison/contrast.
ONE LEVEL BELOW TRANSFER: Write essays that integrate course readings
and are clearly focused, fully developed, and logically organized.
TWO LEVELS BELOW TRANSFER: Write coherent essays and paragraphs with a
central idea and supporting details. Apply sentence variety and appropriate word choice.
THREE LEVELS BELOW TRANSFER: Write short topic-based papers with a main idea.
State a topic and use details to support a central idea. Build vocabulary.
ENGLISH 101
ENGLISH 28
ENGLISH 21
ENGLISH 33
Dev Com 36B Supplemental with English 28 or 101
Dev Com 35 and 36A Supplemental with English 21 or 28
NOTE: Assessment is recommended. See course descriptions for placement and prerequisite information.
COURSE SEQUENCE
SupplementalCourses
KEY:
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Dev Com 23 or Pers Dev 1 or 20
Study skills.Supplemental for all levels
above English 33
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Writing Outcome Levels defined:
English Course Sequence
Los Angeles Val ley Col lege n 2014-15 CATALOG 115 Los Angeles Val ley Col lege n 2014-15 CATALOG 116
‡ This course may not be offered each semester. J Designated class sections are Transfer Alliance Classes.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
TRANSFER LEVEL: Write a unified, well-developed essay, with an
arguable thesis and persuasive support.
Writing Outcome Levels defined:
ENGLISH 101
ONE LEVEL BELOW TRANSFER: Write an essay, which references outside sources,
in MLA or APA format.ENGLISH 363
Dev Com 36B,Comm 75 or 76,
Comm 62-1 or 62-2
TWO LEVELS BELOW TRANSFER: Write essays with clear thesis statements using
various rhetorical modes.ENGLISH 362
Dev Com 36A or 36B, Comm 66 or 75,
Comm 61-3 or 62-1
THREE LEVELS BELOW TRANSFER: Write one or more paragraphs with a
clear topic sentence.ENGLISH 361
Dev Com 35 or 36A, Comm 64 or 66,
Comm 61-2 or 61-3
FOUR LEVELS BELOW TRANSFER: Write one paragraph on a familiar topic. ENGLISH 83
Dev Com 22A, B or E, Comm 63 or 64,
Comm 61-1 or 61-2
FIVE LEVELS BELOW TRANSFER: Write brief text in paragraph form on one topic. ENGLISH 82
Dev Com 22A, B or EComm 63,
Comm 61-1 or 61-2
SIX LEVELS BELOW TRANSFER: Write several simple sentences, primarily
biographical, with guidance.ENGLISH 80 Dev Com 22A, B or E,
Comm 61-1
*Dev Com 23 or Pers Dev 1 or 20
Study Skills. Supplemental for English 361, 362, 363,
and 101
Credit ESL Course Sequence
NOTE: Assessment is recommended. See course descriptions for placement and prerequisite information.
COURSE SEQUENCE
SupplementalCourses
KEY: