Continued studies in exposition, emphasizing the research paper. Focus on analysis and synthesis of electronic and print texts in the context of supporting the writer s ideas with appropriate documentation.
Students refine skills through pre-writing, drafting, revising, and editing.
My goal within English 102 is to teach you how to find materials using various electronic and non-electronic sources, to evaluate these sources' value within academic research, and to incorporate these materials ethically and professionally, into a research paper of at least 3000 words. Since students have passed English 101 at some point when entering this class, I assume that students have some grasp on how to structure and write an essay of 750-1000 words. Most of the in-class work early in the course deals with search tools and methods rather than rhetorical reviews. The department and the college have been working on outcomes for this course based upon the Clark College Abilities. Communication is emphasized because this is a course in writing, a communicative device.