{"id":1711,"date":"2017-09-15T19:35:52","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T19:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level3-english-gen\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1711"},"modified":"2017-10-03T15:33:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T15:33:44","slug":"about-this-course","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level3-english-gen\/chapter\/about-this-course\/","title":{"raw":"About This Course","rendered":"About This Course"},"content":{"raw":"<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1747\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1395\/2017\/09\/15195351\/10699540104_1c4b3e2912_b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a female teacher smiling in front of a chalkboard covered with writing.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\r\n\r\nWaymaker English Composition I was developed by Lumen Learning in collaboration with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cerritos.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cerritos College<\/a>\u00a0(Norwalk, CA,) and is the third\u00a0of a three-course \u201cPath to College Composition\u201d series (the other two are Waymaker Basic Reading and Writing and Waymaker Introduction to College Composition). All courses in this series focus on the same primary content areas:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Critical Reading<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Writing Process<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Research Process<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Grammar and Mechanics<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this course, English Composition I, the learning outcomes in each of the four areas above are geared to the\u00a0<strong>evaluate<\/strong>\u00a0level\u00a0of Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy\u00a0(e.g., \u201cEvaluate thesis statements in texts,\u201d \u201cevaluate prewriting activities\u201d).\r\n\r\nAn optional fifth content area is also included:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>College Success Skills<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe college-success\u2013skills content is focused specifically on success in the writing classroom. It contains outcomes across several levels of Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy.\r\n<h2>Module Design<\/h2>\r\nAs you read through the following pages, you\u2019ll notice common elements. \u00a0Each module includes a \"Why It Matters\" introductory section and a \"Putting It Together\" section at the end. Both provide explanatory context for students. The content pages in between contain the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Learning outcomes<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Topic-level introductions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Readings, videos, and slideshows aligned to learning outcomes<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u201cSelf-check\u201d quizzes that provide formative (non-graded) feedback<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Licenses and attributions for all content<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nEach module also includes written assignments and\/or discussion assignments.\r\n<h2>Faculty Resources<\/h2>\r\nThe publicly accessible content in the course contains a series of customizable, scaffolded assignments that build up to four final projects. Verified instructors can also access the 349 quiz questions aligned to course content.\r\n<h2>Additional Composition\u00a0Goodies<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Primary Resources<\/h3>\r\nTraditionally, composition classes require (at least) three types of resources for students:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>a\u00a0<strong>textbook<\/strong>\u00a0that addresses strategies\u00a0and processes for writing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>a\u00a0<strong>style guide<\/strong>\u00a0that addresses formal rules and citation guidelines, often used as a reference text<\/li>\r\n \t<li>a\u00a0<strong>reader<\/strong>\u00a0that gives students primary material for in-class discussion and writing assignments<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nThis text includes the first two components. You\u2019re welcome to use it with whatever primary reading material you\u2019d like. If you\u2019d like a reading anthology that\u2019s also completely openly licensed, here are two options that pair nicely with this text:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/readinganthology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Composition I Reading Anthology<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>(ideas for additional customization of a similar reader in this format\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/readinganthology\/chapter\/sources-for-additional-material\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can be found on this page<\/a>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wmreadinganthology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English Composition Reading Anthology<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>presented in 3 levels of complexity\/difficulty<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1747\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1395\/2017\/09\/15195351\/10699540104_1c4b3e2912_b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a female teacher smiling in front of a chalkboard covered with writing.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Waymaker English Composition I was developed by Lumen Learning in collaboration with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cerritos.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cerritos College<\/a>\u00a0(Norwalk, CA,) and is the third\u00a0of a three-course \u201cPath to College Composition\u201d series (the other two are Waymaker Basic Reading and Writing and Waymaker Introduction to College Composition). All courses in this series focus on the same primary content areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Critical Reading<\/li>\n<li>Writing Process<\/li>\n<li>Research Process<\/li>\n<li>Grammar and Mechanics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this course, English Composition I, the learning outcomes in each of the four areas above are geared to the\u00a0<strong>evaluate<\/strong>\u00a0level\u00a0of Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy\u00a0(e.g., \u201cEvaluate thesis statements in texts,\u201d \u201cevaluate prewriting activities\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>An optional fifth content area is also included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College Success Skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The college-success\u2013skills content is focused specifically on success in the writing classroom. It contains outcomes across several levels of Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy.<\/p>\n<h2>Module Design<\/h2>\n<p>As you read through the following pages, you\u2019ll notice common elements. \u00a0Each module includes a &#8220;Why It Matters&#8221; introductory section and a &#8220;Putting It Together&#8221; section at the end. Both provide explanatory context for students. The content pages in between contain the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning outcomes<\/li>\n<li>Topic-level introductions<\/li>\n<li>Readings, videos, and slideshows aligned to learning outcomes<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSelf-check\u201d quizzes that provide formative (non-graded) feedback<\/li>\n<li>Licenses and attributions for all content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each module also includes written assignments and\/or discussion assignments.<\/p>\n<h2>Faculty Resources<\/h2>\n<p>The publicly accessible content in the course contains a series of customizable, scaffolded assignments that build up to four final projects. Verified instructors can also access the 349 quiz questions aligned to course content.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Composition\u00a0Goodies<\/h2>\n<h3>Primary Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Traditionally, composition classes require (at least) three types of resources for students:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>a\u00a0<strong>textbook<\/strong>\u00a0that addresses strategies\u00a0and processes for writing<\/li>\n<li>a\u00a0<strong>style guide<\/strong>\u00a0that addresses formal rules and citation guidelines, often used as a reference text<\/li>\n<li>a\u00a0<strong>reader<\/strong>\u00a0that gives students primary material for in-class discussion and writing assignments<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This text includes the first two components. You\u2019re welcome to use it with whatever primary reading material you\u2019d like. 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