Description:

This course assists the student in developing strategies for sentence writing. The course is designed to meet a variety of learning styles, levels and needs. Students will develop strategies for self-monitoring errors in written products. Students are taught strategies for writing a variety of sentence formats and have extensive practice in writing sentences as a means of implementing new information. 3hrs./wk. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. Students must take the JCCC writing assessment test before enrolling. For more information, see a JCCC counselor.

Supplies: Refer to the instructor's course syllabus for details about any supplies that may be required.

Textbook(s): For information see - http://bookstore.jccc.net

Course Fees: NONE

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Identify sentence types and their purposes.
2. Identify sentence formats.
3. Recognize and label the eight basic parts of speech.
4. Identify subjects in a sentence.
5. Identify verbs and verb phrases.
6. Identify independent clauses.
7. Identify dependent clauses.
8. Identify and construct simple sentences with single and compound subjects as well as with single and compound verbs.
9. Identify and construct compound sentences in which the clauses are separated with a comma and coordinating conjunction.
10. Identify and construct compound sentences in which the clauses are separated with a semicolon.
11. Identify and construct compound sentences in which the clauses are separated with conjunctive adverbs.
12. Identify and construct complete sentences with the comma used after introductory adverb clauses.
13. Identify and construct various patterns of compound-complex sentences.
14. Identify and correct any error in written expression.
15. Compose a variety of sentence structures.
16. Apply editing and proofreading strategies to correct major sentence level errors.
17. Write sentences which provide information, create an image, or clarify a problem.

Content Outline & Competencies:

I. Identify the Five Basic Sentence Formats and Their Significance in
Sentence Writing 
   (Pre-sentence strategy)
   A. Subject-verb
   B. Subject-verb-direct object
   C. Subject-verb-indirect object-direct object
   D. Subject-verb-predicate nominative
   E. Subject-verb-predicate adjective

II. Identify the Four Sentence Types
   A. Declarative
   B. Imperative
   C. Exclamatory
   D. Interrogative

III. Identify the Eight Basic Parts of Speech and Recognize Their
Functions and Places in Sentence Formation
   A. Nouns
      1. Common
      2. Proper
      3. Concrete
      4. Abstract
   B. Pronouns
      1. Personal
         a. Pronoun-antecedent agreement
         b. Pronoun case:  Nominative, objective, possessive
      2. Reflexive
      3. Intensive
      4. Demonstrative
      5. Relative
      6. Indefinite
      7. Reciprocal
      8. Interrogative
   C. Verbs 
      1. Action
      2. Linking
      3. Auxiliary
   D. Adjectives
   E. Adverbs
   F. Conjunctions
      1. Coordinating
      2. Subordinating
      3. Adverbial
   G. Prepositions
   H. Interjections

IV. Identify by Labeling the Functions of Nouns and Noun Substitutes in a
Variety of Sentence Formats
   A. Subjects
   B. Direct objects
   C. Indirect objects
   D. Predicate nominatives

IV. Identify by Labeling the Various Forms of Verbs and Verbals and Their
Functions in a Variety of Sentence Constructions
   A. Verbs
   B. Verbals
      1. Gerunds - function as nouns
      2. Participles - function as adjectives
      3. Infinitive phrases - function as nouns

VI. Comprehension of the Functions of Verbs and Verb Phrases in Sentence
Construction
   A. Main
      1. Action
      2. Linking
   B. Auxiliary - tense formation
      1. Simple tenses - present, past, future

Methods of Evaluation of Competencies:

Evaluation of student mastery of course competencies will be accomplished using the following methods:

I. Activities
   A. Objective tests will be administered routinely to assess the
students mastery of the new skill or objective introduced in class.
   B. Short quizzes will be administered as a means of assessing the
comprehension of specific objectives in class.
   C. Homework as a means of practicing the new skills learned in class
are a required aspect of this class
   D. Class participation is essential.

II. Grading - All work, including class participation, is graded on a
point system and computed into percentages.  The final grade is based in
part on the percentage of total points earned at the semester's end as
well as on the student's demonstration of a steady increase in ability to
write clear, concise, well-constructed sentences.

   A. A grade of  A" in this course indicates the student has mastered the
tools of sentence construction, understands the rules of grammar and has
demonstrated the ability to construct sound, grammatically correct
sentences.
   B. A grade of  B" in this course indicates the student has gained a
good, functional knowledge of the tools of sentence construction,
understands the rules of grammar and has demonstrated an ability to
develop well constructed, grammatically correct sentences.
   C. A grade of  C" in this course indicates that the student has done a
credible job of understanding the rules of grammar and has demonstrated an
ability to write grammatically correct sentences.
   D. A grade of  D" in this course indicates that the student has not
successfully grasped the concepts of English grammar and sentence
construction, but has gained some knowledge of sentence writing.
   E. A grade of  F" in this course indicates that the student has not
successfully understood the concepts of English grammar or of sentence
construction.

Caveats: NONE

Disabilities:

If you are a student with a disability, and if you will be requesting accommodations, it is your responsibility to contact Access Services. Access Services will recommend any appropriate accommodations to your professor and his/her director. The professor and director will identify for you which accommodations will be arranged.

JCCC provides a range of services to allow persons with disabilities to participate in educational programs and activities. If you desire support services, contact the office of Access Services for Students With Disabilities (913) 469-8500, ext. 3521 or TDD (913) 469-3885. The Access Services office is located in the Success Center on the second floor of the Student Center.