ENGL& 102 - Composition II

5.0 Credits
Emphasizes integrating critical reading, thinking, and writing in the development of analytic/argumentative research essays. Covers composition methods; rhetorical principles; academic writing style and conventions; textual analysis; evaluation, integration and citation of sources; and academic research. Prerequisite: Grade of 2.0 or higher in Edmonds CC’s ENGL& 101 or Edmonds CC certified equivalent.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Integrate critical thinking, reading, and writing independently to research and analyze college-level texts and to develop college-level analytic/argumentative research essays. [REASON]
Adapt writing to audience, context, and purpose by independently using rhetorical principles in varied, complex ways. [REASON]
Apply composition principles independently by connecting ideas coherently, explaining them thoroughly, and arranging them logically. [COMMUNICATE]
Demonstrate writing processes by independently choosing and applying suitable strategies to different stages, such as idea generating, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading. [COMMUNICATE]
Use academic sentence-level conventions and style; apply MLA style documentation independently to manage multiple sources of various kinds. [COMMUNICATE]