ENG201
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Intermediate College Writing
Course Description
This course develops critical reading, thinking and writing skills that help students become successful in academic settings and as members of society. It emphasizes critical thinking skills as well as writing and revising for clarity, coherence, organization and persuasiveness. Grammar, usage, sentence structure, and punctuation problems are dealt with mostly within the context of students own writing. This course includes reading and analyzing argument, writing analytical essays, and completing one argumentative paper requiring research.
1. Practice civil discourse on real-world issues in written and verbal argumentation.
2. Compose clear, concise, and correct writing according to grammatical and mechanical conventions.
3. Evaluate methods of persuasion through the power of discernment and patterns of rhetoric in writing and discussion.
4. Express nuanced opinions driven by research with respect for opposing points of view.
5. Compose research-driven, persuasive writing that follows conventions of argumentation and APA style.
6. Access, evaluate, and synthesize information from academic sources.
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