ENGL1110

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Composition I

Dept of Communication Arts & Sciences Education

Subject code

ENGL

Course Number

1110

Description

ENGL 1110 - Composition I. Three credit hours. In this course, students will read, write, and think about a variety of issues and texts. They will develop reading and writing skills that will help with the writing required in their fields of study and other personal and professional contexts. Students will learn to analyze rhetorical situations in terms of audience, contexts, purpose, mediums, and technologies and apply this knowledge to their reading and writing. They will also gain an understanding of how writing and other modes of communication work together for rhetorical purposes. Students will learn to analyze the rhetorical context of any writing task and compose with purpose, audience, and genre in mind. Students will reflect on their own writing processes, learn to workshop drafts with other writers, and practice techniques for writing, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: Placement by placement test scores or ACT score. Must pass with a “C” or better.