ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I
English 101 emphasizes the process and strategies of writing academic essays with critical attention to purpose and audience; focus and development to support a thesis; and organization and coherency. Students write analytical essays based on readings, observations, and ideas: develop various strategies to respond to different rhetorical situations; and edit for style, voice, and conventions of standard usage. This course introduces MLA format.
General Education Competency
Written Communication
ENGL 101Writing and Rhetoric I
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I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Course Type
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General Education Competency
Written Communication
Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
45
Semester Contact Hours Lab
0
III. Catalog Course Description
English 101 emphasizes the process and strategies of writing academic essays with critical attention to purpose and audience; focus and development to support a thesis; and organization and coherency. Students write analytical essays based on readings, observations, and ideas: develop various strategies to respond to different rhetorical situations; and edit for style, voice, and conventions of standard usage. This course introduces MLA format.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Use rhetorically appropriate strategies to evaluate, represent, and respond to the ideas and research of others.
- Use flexible writing process strategies to generate, develop, revise, edit, and proofread texts.
- Read, interpret, and communicate key concepts in writing and rhetoric.
- Use appropriate conventions for integrating, citing, and documenting source material as well as for surface-level language and style.
- Address readers’ biases and assumptions with well-developed evidence-based reasoning.
- Use inquiry-based strategies to conduct research that explores multiple and diverse ideas and perspectives, appropriate to the rhetorical context.
- Adopt strategies and genre that are appropriate to the rhetorical situation.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies