Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions. Three hours lecture per week.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes.
- Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays.
- Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence.
- Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action.
- Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e.g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.)
Required Institutional Learning Core Learning Outcomes (ICLO):
Communication (COM), Critical Thinking (CT), Personal Responsibility (PR), Social Responsibility (SR), Teamwork (TW)
Rosenwasser, David, and Jill Stephen. Writing Analytically. 8th ed., Cengage Learning, 2019.
ISBN: 1337559466
At the beginning of the semester, the instructor will provide each student in the class with a written course outline that shows how the final grade is determined by assignments and percentages. The WC English Department requires the following assignments in English 1302:
Approximately 4,000 words of graded writing, spread across at least three essay assignments.
- An Analytical Research Project is required. This essay should be approximately 2,000 words and should account for at least 25% of the final course grade. This project should require the use of a variety of sources, including scholarly sources.
- Instructors should also develop at least two other essay assignments, in line with the course learning outcomes.
All English 1302 papers are scored holistically on the basis of appropriateness, unity and focus, synthesis, analysis, development, organization, sentence structure, and mechanical conventions. Documentation style according to MLA guidelines must be observed.
ADA Statement:
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