Students learn to select, focus, and sustain an idea in a short composition. Particular attention to sentence-level writing skills and the conventions of Edited American English in the English 100 Laboratory. The grade of 2.0 or higher in English 111 is required for the student to advance to English 112 .F,S,SU Frequent writing assignments based primarily on firsthand experience. Practice addressing familiar audiences. Through assignments and peer activities students will learn to read in rhetorical context.
Laboratory includes writing-intensive activities.
Assignments include some research-related writing. Emphasis on responding to, analyzing, and evaluating literary and other texts. Gives students a foundation from which to learn and communicate effectively in various disiplines. The frequent assignments involve training in evaluation of writing and in both primary and secondary research techniques . Students write for specific audiences and learn organization, conciseness, and clarity in writing.