ENGL 1102: First Year Composition II

SPRING 2019

3 Credit Hours | Prerequisite: ENGL 1101

This course builds on writing proficiencies, reading skills, and critical thinking skills developed in ENGL 1101.  It incorporates several research methods in addition to persuasive and argumentative techniques.  A passing grade is C.

In addition to the skills acquired in English 1101, by the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Analyze, evaluate, document, and draw inferences from various sources

• Identify, select, and analyze appropriate research methods, research questions, and evidence for a specific rhetorical situation

• Use argumentative strategies and genres in order to engage various audiences

• Integrate others’ ideas with their own

• Use grammatical, stylistic, and mechanical formats and conventions appropriate for a variety of audiences

• Critique their own and others’ work in written and oral formats

• Produce well-reasoned, argumentative essays demonstrating rhetorical engagement

• Reflect on what contributed to their writing process and evaluate their own work