ENG 401B - Senior Portfolio

(3 units) CO13

Development of senior portfolio for English Writing majors, including conducting research into appropriate professional venues or opportunities for student writing, composing new pieces appropriate for those opportunities, and revising collegiate writing to a professional level.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing. Corequisite(s): ENG 301.

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

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. assemble a polished writing portfolio targeted to specific professional writing goals, using effective drafting, revision, and editing strategies in several nonfiction genres.
2. revise effectively for style, using readers’ feedback, with attention to such qualities as clarity, concision, coherence, and variety.
3. conduct rhetorical inquiry into professional and academic contexts and purposes for advanced nonfiction writing.
4. critically discuss key genres and documents of creative nonfiction and professional writing such as narrative journalism, memoir, proposal, and investigative report.

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