EN 1111 - Composition II

Credits: 3

Composition II emphasizes critical thinking, reading, and writing skills by engaging students in all aspects of the writing process. Upon successful completion of the course, students will have encountered a variety of academic texts; participated in critical discourses regarding the content, meaning, and function of these texts; and have developed their thinking through written responses to the readings. Students will also have been formally introduced to academic research and are expected to complete a formal research paper by the end of the semester.

Prerequisites: EN 1110 - Composition I

Notes: (Formerly CCT 1030)

Course Learning Outcomes:

Understand writing as a process of multiple drafts and thorough revision.
Identify, describe and correct grammatical errors.
Understand the academic research and writing processes.
Understand elements of rhetoric.
Understand social, political, and historical contexts through readings and analysis of various texts.

Required Textbooks:
ON CAMPUS: Arlington Reader, 4th Edition - ISBN: 9781457640452

ONLINE: Collected Stories of William Faulkner - ISBN: 9780679764038

ONLINE: The Complete Stories - ISBN: 9780374515362

ONLINE: A Curtain of Green + Other Stories - ISBN: 9780156234924