ENGL& 101 - English Composition I

5 credits

Prerequisites
Placement in ENGL& 101, or a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 095, or instructor permission.

ENGL& 101 covers rhetorical principles and the development of evidence-backed expository and argumentative texts. Students will engage in a writing process to produce compositions that demonstrate audience awareness and use appropriate writing conventions.

Theory Hours
5 theory hours.

Course Outcomes
Upon completing English 101, students will be able to:

Read and think critically about texts as part of a composing process
Use rhetorical knowledge (audience, purpose, etc.) and make conscious rhetorical choices to analyze and compose texts
Identify information needs and locate, analyze, critically evaluate, integrate, and appropriately attribute information sources
Engage and reflect upon a composing process, that includes inventing, drafting, participating in a feedback process, revising, and editing

Note
Satisfies writing skills requirement for the AA degree.