The English 001 and 002 curriculum is designed to help students develop the language skills they need to succeed in college and the workplace, to participate in their civic communities, and to contribute to their cultural traditions. It prepares students to join the ongoing literate conversations in a wide variety of disciplines, professional fields, and civic or cultural communities. The course sequence is designed with the understanding that teaching students to write well is a crucial element of the Jesuit tradition of preparing them to be men and women for others. As a required two-semester sequence, English 001 and 002 seeks to prepare students for the written work they will be assigned in the many different disciplines studied at Marquette. The curriculum focuses on development of a repertoire of strategies and forms that students may draw upon in a wide variety of situations.
Classes provide instruction in explanatory and argumentative writing as well as critical reading.
Writing assignments and class activities present multiple techniques for developing topics and revising drafts, including group work that exposes students to the collaborative and social nature of composing. Assignments include formal essay assignments and a variety of shorter informal writings. Writing well involves many different kinds of knowledge. Students who successfully complete the English 001 and 002 program will have developed knowledge and skills in the following four categories. Genre knowledge and conventions.