Advanced English Composition

Catalog description

This course builds on the conventions and techniques of composition through rich instruction in the argument rhetorical mode and with guided consideration of the rhetorical writing situation at each stage of essay development. Students study recognized persuasive techniques and apply critical thinking and logic to professional, social, and global topics. This course emphasizes best practices in locating, disseminating, synthesizing, and documenting credible and scholarly works. Assignments require the application of the full writing process, from conception through final revisions, including peer group workshops.