The course objective is to teach the skills and techniques necessary to effectively plan, draft, and revise college essays with a specific purpose and audience in mind. Students learn the foundational elements of the essay, including thesis statements, topic sentences, and paragraph development to write essays in a variety of forms (for example, process analysis classification and division, and argument). Students will also learn and practice critical-reading strategies to revise, edit, and proofread your essays to conform to standard written American English. Finally, students will learn the importance of citation and documentation of outside sources to avoid plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Students will submit a total of five essays and a course journal.