Community College Baltimore County,
Maryland
Possible Topics for Companion Course
May 21, 2007
The following is a list of possible topics for the ENG 052 class that
accelerated learning students will take along with 101. This is a
working
document. If you have other ideas, send them to Peter, and he'll
add them to the list.
- discussion of writing processes.
- discussion of how to get started on a paper.
- discussion of how to revise a paper.
- discussion of how to read a text and respond to it in writing.
- assistance with computers and various software.
- work on grammar, punctuation, and usage.
- discussion of paper assignments in the 101 section.
- review of the students' drafts of papers for the 101 section.
- discussion of writing topics such as audience, organization,
development, and the like.
- discussion of the instructor's comments on a draft of a paper.
- discussion of how their lives are going outside of school and
whether there are issues that might interfere with their success.
- discussion of resources that might help them with problems such
as finances, health problems, family issues, transportation issues, and
a lack of confidence.
- discussion of how to be a successful student.