This course is designed to prepare the student for basic competency in written communication skills. It can also serve as preparation for academic success in College English I. Four areas are examined: sentence structure, usage, puncuation, and composition skills. Paragraph and short essay writing will be introduced.

This course is designed to give students a review of basic English grammar and sentence structure which will enable them to identify and write coherent and complete sentences.

This course is designed to give students a review of basic English grammar and sentence structure which will enable them to identify and write coherent and complete sentences.

This course is designed to review basic English spelling conventions and to establish the correlation between reading, spelling, vocabulary, and pronunciation as they relate to writing.

This course is designed to introduce students to basic documentation principles, correct use of quotations, practice in paraphrasing, and avoidance of plagiarism in written assignments

Provides a survey of the significant writers, works, and developments in American literature from roughly 1620 to 1885 (the Colonial period to the publication of Huckleberry Finn).

Provides survey of the Old Testament as a literary work. The course includes an examination of representative portions of the Old Testament. Emphasis will be on the literary characteristics nd the cultural and historical contexts of the various books of the Old Testament, primarily, but not restricted to, Genesis, Exodus, First Samuel and Second Samuel, First Kings and Second Kings, Job, selected Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, and Jonah.

Provides survey of ther New Testament as a literary work. The course will include an examination of representative portions of the New Testament. Emphasis will be placed on the literary characteristics and the cultural and historical contexts of the various books of the New Testament. The course will also examine the unique qualities and aspects of the various Gospels in both content and style.

The purpose of this course is to provide a study of the literary genre of the short story, with emphasis on critical analysis and appreciation.  The basic elements of short fiction, such as point of view, plot, character, and theme will be discussed and analyzed in terms of how they are applied in individual stories by major writers from various periods and countries.  The purpose of such analysis will be to help students understand, appreciate, and enjoy more fully the reading of short fiction.

This course provides a survey of the significant writers, works, and developments in American literature from roughly 1865 to the present.

This course focuses on the scope of world literature with selections generally regarded as masterpieces.  The time range represented by the selections is wide, roughly from 2000 BCE to 1650 CE.

This course focuses on the scope of world literature with selections generally regarded as masterpieces.  The time range represented by the selections is wide, roughly from 1650 CE to the present.

This course provides a survey of the significant writers, works, and developments in English literature from the Middle Ages through the Eighteenth Century.

This course provides a survey of the significant writers, works, and developments in English literature from the Nineteenth Century Romantic writers through the Twentieth Century.

This course is designed to give students an opportunity to write and develop skills in various genres of creative writing, such as fiction, poetry, and drama.  Students may do some work in each area but will be able to focus on the genre of their choice.  Basic elements of creative writing will be discussed, and students will work on several creative projects in a workshop format.  In addition to the instructor providing evaluation and guidance, students themselves will be an audience for the writing done in the class and will give feedback, interaction, and critiques of other students’ work.