Composition 1 is designed to help students write effective paragraphs and produce short essays.

The course focuses on writing fundamentals such as grammar, punctuation, sentence construction, clarity, and coherence, as well as paragraph development and organization, leading to a short essay.

We examine basic paragraph types, including narrative, description, comparison-contrast, and process, and write paragraph and essay length assignments that reflect these rhetorical purposes.

The course is recommended for students preparing for the TOEFL and TOEIC writing tests.

During the semester, students will learn

to understand the fundamentals of English grammar and punctuation;

to support a thesis and construct a convincing argument;

to analyze and revise their own writing and the writing of others;