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Composition II, ENGL 1302 - copy
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.
Prerequisites
ENGL 1301
Pedagogical Approach & Learning Outcomes
Pedagogical Approach
This course fulfills the Communication foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility.
Learning Outcomes
Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes. 2. Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays. 3. Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence. 4. Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action. 5. Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e.g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.).
Assessment & Other Information
Assessment
Total: 900 points 900-810 pts. = A; 809-720 pts. = B; 719-630 points = C; 629-540 pts. = D; 539-0 pts. = F
Other Information
None
Course Resources
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Creating Literary Analysis (Open (Access) Textbook)
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"Soldier's Home" (External link)
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"The Things They Carried" (External link)
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"A Rose for Emily" and "Barn Burning" (External link)
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"Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (External link)
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Digital American Literature Anthology (Open (Access) Textbook)"Young Goodman Brown"
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"Everyday Use" (External link)
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"A&P" (External link)
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"Yellow Wallpaper" (External link)
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"A Good Man is Hard to Find" (External link)
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"The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock" (External link)
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"To His Coy Mistress" (External link)
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"The Flea" (External link)
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"Harlem" (External link)
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"Valediction Forbidding Mourning" (External link)
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Trifles (External link)
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Glass Menagerie (External link)
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Midsummer Night's Dream (External link)