What Is Introductory English - 758 Words

English 101 What is Introductory English? Introductory English is designed to help students learn to use critical thinking. Students need to be able to read an article and take the information and put it into their words. One must be able to identify what the main idea is in each writing piece, and then transform the material into something greater. Students will learn to establish ideas in essay form, and then map them out by creating a rough draft, and then revising the essay. (â€Å"Course catalog†) Students will also learn how to find references for essays and how to cite information found. When I first started English class I was really apprehensive. The last time I was in English class was six years ago. I truly like English, and in high†¦show more content†¦I realize that in college, professors require one to write many essays in many different forms. In and out of college knowing how to write is an absolute must. I had to learn how to master the proper way to write an essay. In English students read different articles then they must find the main idea of the article. Students will go through the article gather information by underlining the key points that stick out. Students can also highlight or add sticky notes. Students will also look for words that may be challenging and then look up the words to better understand the text. Students can also write down the things that they do not understand so that they can ask the teacher so the student can better understand what the author of the article is trying to say. All of these things help students to take a stance and make a claim on the topic that they’re going to write about. After reading an article, students will make a claim. Students will make a general opinion on the subject that is being discussed. Taking a stance will help students to identify the central point of the essay and the topic of the paper as well. Once the students take a stance they must use the information gathered from their source to support the claim being made. Students will not simply regurgitate the information back onto the page, but creatively find a way to describe the topic of the paper. Students will need to write the paper so that