Official Course Description:
Study and practice of writing as a form of engagement in personal and public contexts. Builds on skills practiced in English 111 (academic rhetoric, argumentation, research and documentation), while broadening the contexts in which these skills are used. Students will complete a major writing project which may incorporate various genres and media as well as primary and secondary research. Prerequisite: Eng 10-111.
Course Goals:
1. Recognize and use reading and writing conventions of communities beyond the university.
2. Conceptualize the relationship of media and genre to rhetorical strategies.
3. Understand and use writing as a means of engaging with issues important to their communities.
4. Adapt academic argumentation and conventions to writing for a variety of contexts.
5. Use research and source material, including appropriate documentation, in a variety of media or genres.
6. Understand the benefits of using reading and writing as a means of substantial engagement with an issue.
Study and practice of writing as a form of engagement in personal and public contexts. Builds on skills practiced in English 111 (academic rhetoric, argumentation, research and documentation), while broadening the contexts in which these skills are used. Students will complete a major writing project which may incorporate various genres and media as well as primary and secondary research. Prerequisite: Eng 10-111.
Course Goals:
1. Recognize and use reading and writing conventions of communities beyond the university.
2. Conceptualize the relationship of media and genre to rhetorical strategies.
3. Understand and use writing as a means of engaging with issues important to their communities.
4. Adapt academic argumentation and conventions to writing for a variety of contexts.
5. Use research and source material, including appropriate documentation, in a variety of media or genres.
6. Understand the benefits of using reading and writing as a means of substantial engagement with an issue.