Choose Your English 101 Pathway
Everyone is eligible for Freshman Composition (English 101)
Because of a change in California law, you now have the right to take an English 101 class at Santa Ana College even if a pre-transfer level English class has been recommended to you and regardless of your grade in a previous English class.
Which Freshman Composition course should you take?
The Santa Ana College English Department offers a choice between English 101 or English 101 with a Support Lab. If you have questions about this, we encourage you to meet with a counselor or English instructor and check out the SAC English Guided Self-Placement so that you can make an informed decision.
About English 101 and English 101+066
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English 101:
Freshman Composition
4.0 units, transferable
This class is for students who earned a 2.6 or higher un-weighted GPA in high school
OR This class is for students who: - Have a general understanding of English grammar, word choice, spelling, and punctuation
- Feel confident writing well-organized paragraphs
- Have some understanding of basic essay writing
- Feel able to use in-class techniques and information on at-home writing assignments
- Feel comfortable reading longer (book-length) works and summarizing and analyzing what they’ve read
- Feel they could, with instruction, read and use outside information (articles, books, websites) in their writing
- Feel comfortable seeking out help when they are having trouble (e.g. going to the professor’s office hours, emailing the professor, or going to the Learning Center for writing feedback and/or tutoring)
| English 101 + English 066*:The Route to Writing Success
4.0 units, transferable +
1.0 unit, non-transferable This class is for students who:
- Want to brush up on their understanding of English grammar, word choice, spelling, and punctuation
- Have some understanding of basic paragraph writing
- Have some understanding of basic essay writing
- Want extra help understanding how to use in-class techniques and information on at-home writing assignments
- Feel comfortable reading longer (book-length) works but might need help summarizing and analyzing what they’ve read
- Feel they could, with instruction and help, read and use outside information (articles, books, websites) in their writing
- Want extra time for in-class help when they are having trouble
*Includes 3 hours of weekly in-class "lab" time
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Catalog Descriptions
English 101
Freshman Composition
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Unit(s): 4Class Hours: 64 Lecture total.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in English 061 or EMLS 112 or ACE 116 or qualifying profile from English placement process. Expository and argumentative essays and the research paper. Special interest sections described in schedule of classes. Students may be referred to the Learning Center. CSU/UC |
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in summarizing, paraphrasing, and analyzing texts.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in supporting complex thesis statements with sufficient support.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay.
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English 066 The Route to
Writing Success | Unit(s): 1, N ON-TRANSFERRABLE Class Hours: 48 Lab total. Laboratory exercises are designed to explore and understand the reading p rocess, the writing process, grammar, and punctuation rules in order to successfully complete En glish 101. This class must be taken concurrently with an English 101 course.
| - Students will utilize various reading strategies to comprehend and analyze texts.
- Students will work through the stages of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing) to create polished final drafts.
- Students will provide constructive feedback on other students' writing and use feedback during the revision process.
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Last Uptaded: 8-5-22
