Basic English Writing Skills Barbara Jordan Mesa Community College

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter. --James Michener	“There’s no substitute for the love of language, for the beauty of an English sentence. There’s no substitute for struggling, if a struggle is needed, to make an English sentence as beautiful as it should be.” --Harper Lee

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.
--James Michener

“There’s no substitute for the love of language, for the beauty of an English sentence. There’s no substitute for struggling, if a struggle is needed, to make an English sentence as beautiful as it should be.”
--Harper Lee

Official Course Description:

Basic Writing Skills

(081) Emphasis on preparation for college-level composition with a focus on foundational skills. Establishing effective writing strategies through six or more writing projects comprising at least 1500 words in total.

(087) Emphasis on basic writing skills using Standard English in sentences and short paragraphs incorporating correct, clear, and idiomatic English in preparation for college-level composition. Establish effective writing strategies through six or more writing projects.