I emphasizes the systematic study of the art of writing effective expository prose, with stress upon careful thinking, word choice, sentence sense, organization, writing strategies, and argumentation. The class also examines representative works demonstrating qualities of good writing. In English Composition II, students write critical themes assigned in conjunction with classroom study of short stories, poems, and plays. After instruction in research techniques, students also write a research paper. This course is designed for students majoring in technical, pre-engineering, and scientific fields.
Assignments reflect actual writing tasks in a cross-section of career fields.
The emphasis is on practical writing and its applications, and includes but is not limited to the writing of reports, processes, proposals and correspondence. This course is a seminar-type exploration of creative writing techniques with emphasis on writing and criticism. There will be individual assignments according to the student's interests and abilities as interpreted by the instructor. The course is open, by permission, to a limited number of sophomores and freshmen of high aptitude. Send us some Email Copyright 2000 Bucks County Community College.