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Composition II
ENGL-1302
- Summer 2022
- Section 00
- 3 Credits
- 05/31/2022 to 08/04/2022
- Modified 04/20/2023
Description
Forms of expository and analytical writing. Topics for composition suggested from wide reading in at least two of the three genres: prose fiction, poetry, and drama. Research paper required. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301. (NOTE: ENGL 1301 and one other course from ENGL 1302 or 1374 will satisfy the general degree requirement in composition. A student may receive credit for only one such course in a semester.) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Objectives
- Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative writing processes.
- Develop ideas with appropriate support and attribution.
- Write in a style appropriate to audience and purpose.
- Read, reflect, and respond critically to a variety of texts.
- Use Edited American English in academic essays
Outcomes
- Students will compose expository essays with a clear thesis and support.
- Students will compose clear and fluent sentences.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of Standard English grammar and punctuation.
- Students’ essays will demonstrate that they can think and write critically about their reading.
- Students will demonstrate in their writing use of research of documentation from a variety of sources, including electronic sources.
Materials
NORTON INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE BUNDLE
- Author: Kelly J. Mays
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
- Edition: Shorter 13th Edition
- ISBN: 9780393429558
REQUIRED
The Little Seagull Handbook
- Author: Richard Bullock; Michael Brody; Francine Weinberg
- Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
- Edition: Third Edition
- ISBN: 9780393602647 (paperback), or ebook available through course site
REQUIRED
Web-based Hardware and Software Requirements
- Computer or other electronic learning device(s) capable of accessing and running Learning Management System.
- Internet Access
- Word Processing Software compatible with MS Word.