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LERN 1240: Refining Your Writing
Effective date
April 2021
Department
LERN UGotClass
School
Continuing Studies
Description
Refine your writing to say exactly what you intend it to say. Make it the best. Explore errors in agreement, structural inconsistencies, shifts in person and tense, and wordiness/concision. Next, you will learn how to correct and reshape sentences that have gone wrong.
Put the finishing touches on your work by selecting the right capitalization and choosing the best punctuation. In addition, you’ll receive proofreading tips that will help you ensure everything you write is polished and in tip-top shape.
This course is offered in partnership with Learning Education Resource Network - UGotClass. For more information see http://yougotclass.org/index.cfm/VCC
Credits
0.0
Year of study
General Interest
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Ensure agreement between subjects and verbs and between pronouns and antecedents.
- Maintain consistency in person, tense, and structure.
- Develop clear, concise, and logical sentences.
- Master basic rules of capitalization and punctuation.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 16
Total Hours: 16
Total Hours: 16
Instructional Strategies
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
S - based on:1. Make at least one comment every week in the discussion.
Evaluation Plan
None
Course topics
- Agreement Subject-Verb Agreement Singular or Plural? Between Subject and Verb Here, There, and It Pronoun-Verb Agreement Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
- Shifts in Person, Tense, and Structure Shifts in Person and Tense Lack of Parallel Structure Other Structural Shifts
- Clarity, Concision, Diction, and Logic Syntax and Modifiers Faulty Reference Wordiness Diction and Logic
- Capitalization and Punctuation Capitalization Rules End Punctuation Internal Punctuation Other Punctuation Marks Quotation Marks
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.