Writing in the End Zone I

Fall Semester

ENGL 828 and PE 684

Whether you're competing in sports, academics, or the job market, nothing feels better than achieving your goals. This collaborative learning community can help by linking Introduction to College and Collegiate Athletics with Basic Composition and Reading. While exploring issues in collegiate athletics, you will develop organizational skills for a lifetime and strengthen your ability to read and write for college.

Prerequisite: Appropriate skill level indicated by the English placement tests and other measures or READ 825 with a grade of C or higher. (Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.)

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Writing in the End Zone I I

Spring Semester

FITN 220 and ENGL 838

This collaborative learning community links Weight Conditioning for Varsity Football with Intensive Introduction to Composition and Reading. While students improve their overall physical conditioning - speed, agility, strength, and exploliveness - they will also strengthen their reading and writing skills, building confidence and competence in written composition, reading, and critical thinking.

Prerequisite: Appropriate skill level indicated by the English placement tests and other measures or READ 826 with a grade of C or higher. (Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.)

Sample Assignments
Essay 2
Essay 3
Quotations for Success Unit
Brainstorming and Investigation
Practice with Subordinators
Shaping a Paragraph with Subordinators

Writing in the End Zone I I I

Fall Semester

ENGL 100/101 + VARS 130

This learning community continues intensive critical reading and writing practice, focusing on expository texts. Students will reflect on and refine their reading and writing processes, learn to incorporate a variety of advanced and sophisticated sentence structures into their writing, and write logically organized and developed academic, text-based essays on a variety of socially and culturally significant topics, some of which may relate to athletics.

Prerequisite: ENGL 838 or 848
or 400 with a grade of C or higher; OR ESL 400 with a grade of C or
higher; OR appropriate skill level indicated by the English placement
tests and other measures; OR equivalent. Recommended Preparation:
Reading courses at the 400 level are designed for students enrolled in
ENGL 100 or higher level courses. VARS 130: Recommended Preparation:
interscholastic participation or the equivalent. Students must enroll in
ENGL 100 FA, ENGL 101 PA, and VARS 130 AO sections as paired.