Composition I

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A course designed primarily to develop in students the ability to think critically and to write coherently using principles and techniques of expository ad persuasive composition. Students will write thesis-driven short (300-500 words) essays which respond to various rhetorical situations, purposes, and audiences, developing flexible strategies for generating, revising, and editing their work. The course includes an introduction to research methods and styling, analysis of texts, and integration of research material (through summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation) with the student's own ideas to form synthesized written arguments. Established documentation styles will be used to properly cite and document sourced material in assigned compositions. Prerequisite: Academic Reading (READ 1013) with a C or better or required placement test score AND Basic Writing (ENGL 1113) with a C or better or required placement score. ACTS Index Number ENGL 1013