You will take the College Composition CLEP.

? You will take the College Composition CLEP.

? NOT...

? English Composition ? College Composition Modular

? Part I, 50 minutes: Approx. 50 multiple-choice questions

? Section covers

? Conventions of Standard Written English (10%)

? Improving sentences

? Revision Skills (40%)

? Recognizing and rewriting poor work

? Ability to Use Source Materials (25%)

? MLA, APA, and Chicago style formatting

? Rhetorical Analysis (25%)

? Analyzing writing

? Part II, 70 minutes: 2 essays "which measure a candidate's ability to write clearly and effectively" (CLEP).

? Essay #1: persuasive essay based on writer's own reading and experience: 30 minutes time limit

? Essay #2: persuasive essay synthesizing and citing two sources that are provided: 40 minutes time limit

? Essential skills: thinking, organizing thoughts, presenting them effectively

? Successful Completion: 6 Credits

? Write essays: lots of essays.

? Write more essays according to the grader's comments.

? Write in Notepad, not Word Perfect or Word, as the test provides no spell-check.

? The test also does not have copy and paste. It does have a cut and paste feature but only cut, not copy.

? Practice writing essays in the time limits.

? Writing in first person ("I"): You may write in first person ONLY for the 30-minute essay, when you write from your personal perspective.

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