Orientation to English 290

ALL STUDENTS BEGIN WITH ONE OF THESE THREE ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Navigating Cabrillo College (recommended for new Cabrillo students)
2. Challenges for Cabrillo Students (recommended for students new to college)
3. Using a Collegiate Dictionary
   

Quick Links to Writing Assignments

1. Student Services Assignment
2. Journal Writing
3. Grammar Log
4. Vocabulary Log
5. Autobiography
6. The Basic Business Letter
7. My Ideal Employment
8. Research Report on My Ideal Employment
9. Writing For The World Of Work
10. Medical Assistant Writing:

    patient information letter
    patient referral letter

11. Observation Essay
12. Writing in Response to the Newspaper
13. Timed Writing Tips and Practice
14. Website Report (and list of online grammar & writing resources)
15. Library Use Basics
16. Assignments on "The Gift" (analytical response, sharing my gift, letter of appreciation and sample letter)
17. Assignments on "I Have a Dream"
18. On Fishing and Learning
19. To Go or Not to Go
20. Echoes in the Mirror
21. One Thing That Really Annoys Me
    

1. Introduction to Composition
   

1. The Eight Steps to Writing an Essay
2. Prewriting & Brainstorming
3. How to Write Strong Introductions
4. Staying on-Topic (keeping focus)
5. Do's and Don'ts for Writing a Strong Conclusion
6. Proofreading, Editing, and Formatting
   

1. Practice with Topic Sentences & Supporting Details
2. Paragraph Checklist & Transitions
3. Indenting & Formatting paragraphs
   

1. Subjects
2. Verbs
3. Verb Tenses
4. Regular and Irregular Verbs
5. Subject Verb Agreement
6. Completing the Idea
7. Prepositional Phrases
8. Practicing Simple Sentences
9. Practice with Sentence Boundaries
10. Types of Sentences
11. Compound Sentences
12. Complex Sentences
13. Eliminating Fragments
14. Eliminating Run-ons
15. Capitalization
16. Uses of the Comma

1. Nouns: abstract and concrete
2. Word Choice: homonyms
3. Details: being concrete and specific
4. How to Improve Spelling (includes misspelled & personal word lists)