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English Composition I

Course Description

English Composition I provides instruction and practice in the writing of at least six extended compositions and the development of analytical and critical reading skills and basic reference and documentation skills in the composition process. English Composition I may include instruction and practice in library usage and information literacy.

The CVCC Library

Hours of Operation

Monday

8:00am - 8:00pm

Tuesday

8:00am - 8:00pm

Wednesday

8:00am - 8:00pm

Thursday

8:00am - 8:00pm

Friday 8:00am - 2:30pm
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday CLOSED
Holidays CLOSED

Check the NEWS AND MESSAGES section on the Home Tab of the library's online catalog for changes or additional closures or check the library's online calendar listed on our online catalog or our Owen Hall guide.

Library Of Congress Classification (LC)

Items within these ranges will have the most relevance to the English (ENG) subject area. You may use the Subject Description when conducting a Library Catalog SUBJECT search.

English (ENG)

Subject Heading Subject Description
P Philology & Linguistics
PA Classical Languages and Literatures
PB Modern European Languages
PC Romance Languages
PD Germanic Languages
PE English
PF West Germanic
PG Slavic. Baltic, Albanian Languages & Literatures 
PH Finno-Urgian, Basque Languages & Literatures
PJ Oriental Languages & Literatures
PK Indo-Iranian
PL Languages & Literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PM American Indian Languages
PN Literature
PQ French Literature
PR English Literature
PS American Literature
PT Germanic Literatures
PZ Fiction & Juvenile Literature

About This Guide

This guide is designed to be a supplement and not a substitute to for your instructor's instructions pertaining to English 101. Every assignment in English 101 will have a specific set of requirements that will be assigned by your instructor for which you are expected to know and follow.

The guide focuses on the following areas:

Picking a Topic

  • How to choose a topic for an essay.

Creating a Thesis Statement

  • How to write a thesis statement.

Doing Research

  • How to correctly research sources for an essay and where to find them.

Creating an Essay

  • How to write to essay.

English Tutoring

  • Information on the Tutoring Center located on the second floor of Owen Hall.

Library's Online Catalog

Use our online catalog, available at any of our computer terminals or online through our website. When the catalog opens, it automatically goes to a simple keyword search. If you want to search by a specific title or author, choose the browse search mode under the “search” tab at the top pf the page. Try different keywords if your first search doesn’t bring up any relevant results.

You can access our online catalog by clicking on the following link: Online Catalog or by using the search box below.

Search the Learning Resource Center

Need help using our online catalog? Click here for an easy step by step guide to find the material your looking for in the library.

Library Books