Sep 19, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog
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ENGL 1302 - Composition II



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.

Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

  • 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.)

Credit Hour(s): 3

Lecture Hour(s): 48

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1301 , Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Reading and Writing

Restrictions/Notes: Meets NCTC Core Curriculum



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