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ENG 102 - Composition II

(3 units) CO1, CO3
Builds on rhetorical writing habits provided in earlier Core Writing courses and invites students to engage with contemporary rhetorical situations or problems by immersing themselves in the research practices, methods of analysis, and genres of writing necessary for engaged discussion in a public conversation. Students will compose in traditional print and multi-modal genres.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 113  or (ENG 100 and ENG 100JL) or (ENG 100I  and ENG 100L  and ENG 105L ) or ACT English of 30 or above or ACT ELA of 32 or above or SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing of 660 or above.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. use reflection and feedback from others to reconsider prior knowledge about writing and construct new knowledge about writing.
2. engage in responsible, systematic research practices informed by critical reading and rhetorical analysis, including locating and evaluating a range of materials.
3. ethically synthesize and integrate the ideas of others using an appropriate citation style.
4. produce coherent, well-supported arguments in different modalities in response to an ongoing public conversation.
5. create purpose-driven texts in different modalities that respond to a variety of rhetorical situations and anticipate and adapt to the needs of different readers.
6. recognize the value of different languages, dialects, and/or registers in engaging with different rhetorical situations.
7. use spelling, grammar, style, and punctuation conventions that meet genre- and audience-based expectations.


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