Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
COPE-0014
Organization's ID:
ENG.COMP 212
Organization:
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
45 hours (15 sessions)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 English Composition Ii
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to strengthen students' skills in expository writing and to focus on analysis and argument.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Write essays, including expository essays, which go beyond summary to the analysis and interpretation of texts
  • Read intellectually challenging texts with increased comprehension and enriched aesthetic response
  • Compose essays that incorporate research and documentation in preparation for the assignments of other college courses
  • Apply the grammatical and rhetorical skills of College Writing I to a variety of complex writing tasks in preparation for writing across the curriculum
  • Conduct research and assess information from a variety of sources in order to understand the research topic
  • Incorporate the vocabulary of literary analysis into class discussion and writing in order to facilitate thinking about texts from various literary genres
  • Express in discussion and in writing an awareness of diverse voices found in literature
  • Build a context for understanding literature by linking class readings to other academic disciplines and to universal human experiences

General Topics:

  • Writing about literature
  • Character analysis
  • Imagery and symbolism
  • Setting and atmosphere
  • The research essay: identifying sources and gathering information, persona and tone
  • Evaluating sources
  • Plagiarism
  • Poetic form
  • Dramatic character
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials