English 1301 is the first half of freshman composition. The course requires essay writing, reading essays, and the application of critical thinking skills. English 1301 incorporates writing with computers and writing across the curriculum into the course content through a lab setting and class design that focuses on useful writing applications. Continuation of development of skills begun in 1301. Analysis of fiction and of essay writing, methods and materials of research, the research paper.
Students apply their instruction in a lab setting.
Principles of exposition applied to actual problems in acquiring technical writing skills. General survey of major works in English literature from its origin to the beginnings of the Romance movement. General survey of major works of English literature from the Romantic period to the present. Survey of best American prose, poetry, and drama, beginning with selected Puritan writings and continuing through the Romantic movement. Emphasis on basic works instrumental in establishing American literary independence.