Texts
 Ayllón, Cándido, Paul C. Smith, and
Antonio Morillo, eds. Spanish
Composition
through
Literature. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán. Los
mares del sur.
An excellent
bilingual
dictionary (The
New
World)
Highly Recommended
A Spanish language dictionary (VOX)
Course Description
Thorough
review of basic problems of grammar and vocabulary with focus on
nuances
of word choice. Study of all tenses of the subjunctive. Writing
assignments
increase in complexity and length, involving literary analysis and
other
topics. The course also includes reading excerpts from literary
texts
from which various writing assignments are based.
This course has
a writing intensive General Education designation and offers the
students
instruction and practice in writing in Spanish within a literary
context. The course will teach and
reinforce the
conventions of writing, focus attention on writing as a process, and
encourage
students to use writing as a tool for discovery and learning.
This
course is designed to help students make their writing more accurate,
organized
and to develop a notion of style in Spanish using the reading excerpts
as examples. This course also focuses on: 1) the development of
argumentation
skills; 2) the inclusion of supporting documentation and references to
support conclusions; 3) the articulation of a coherent position on a
given
topic; 4) editing; 5) grammatical points; 6) MLA style; and
7) tackling complex
readings. Assignments
in this course consist of: vocabulary, grammar, textual
analysis/comprehension, and essays.
Course Goals (Writing Intensive)
Give students significant practice in writing
Focus on writing as a process, with opportunities for
revision
Enable students to understand that writing varies according
to purpose and audience
Give students opportunities to use writing as a tool for
invention and discovery
Grading System
The final grade will be based on student performance
in the
following:
1. Essays (5) - 30%
2. Homework (16) - 20%
3. Participation- 10%
4. Exams (3) - 30%
5. Círculo de lectores - 10%
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS and additional
information
PRACTICA | Ensayo
#1 | Ensayo
#2 | Ensayo #3
| Ensayo
#4
| Ensayo
#5
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Imperfect vs Preterite practice Goldilocks,
leyendas
Taller
con el estilo MLA (2009)
Tarea 16: Información que vas a necesitar
para mejor entender el cuento (pdf)
Examen
Final
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