The student should be able to use appropriate tone, diction, and sentence structure to convey specific information in concrete detail. The conclusion should develop logically from the essay. The overall essay should reflect the student's ability to think about a subject clearly and to explain it in a depth appropriate for college writing. English 102 builds upon skills developed in English 101. Students write a minimum of three short critical essays to develop skills in textual analysis, written expression, and documentation format.
Students also write a research paper.
Shorter 7th ed. Martin s, 2000. Research Papers . MLA Handbook . Modern Language Association, 1999.