English 21011 College Writing II
English 21011 College Writing II
College Writing II is the second required writing course for all undergraduates, and it is expected that students will complete the course during their second year of study. It is designed to continue students’ writing for academic and professional writing audiences, especially the conducting and writing of college-level research. Students will be expected to read more difficult and lengthy texts as well as write longer papers supported by secondary sources. Students will learn to use appropriate research and information technologies. While courses may be organized around a specific theme with its own reading lists, books and assignments, each course must provide students with a learning experience that helps them satisfy the following course objectives and goals.
Goals and Objectives of College Writing II:
- Build upon students' rhetorical understanding to compose documents that reflect the authors’ recognition of using information to influence readers;
- Use a variety of organizational strategies to integrate authorities smoothly into documents that explore issues and answer questions appropriate for liberal education;
- Recognize and use process strategies for writing;
- Read and evaluate various sources and modes of information important to research and inquiry in academic and professional settings;
- To learn web and digital environments necessary for conducting and writing research; and
- Acquire and practice information literacy
Composition Requirements for College Writing II:
- To write at least 20 pages (double spaced 12 pt. font) of graded writing. In addition to these formal graded pieces of writing, students will also produce informal writing that may consist of, but is not limited to, journals, process or research logs, responses to reading assignments, free-write activities, peer responses, and multiple drafts for each graded, formal writing assignment;
- To develop at least three formal papers, one of which must be an inquiry-based research paper of eight to ten pages (double spaced) long;
- To learn to gather, analyze and use information to make a point about a specific claim or thesis in advancing a strong argument within a specific topic or area of study;
- To learn how to use library resources;
- To become comfortable utilizing appropriate electronic databases for searching and retrieving appropriate research sources; and
- To learn a recognizable and appropriate documentation style for citing research sources and preparing bibliographies.