Course Description
Writing as a process, with an emphasis on the conventions of discourse situations, invention, revision, editorial skills, and document design.
Athena Title
Advanced Composition
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ENGL 3600E
Non-Traditional Format
This course is writing intensive, which means that the course will include substantial and ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline—for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional life. The written assignments will result in a significant and diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or 25 pages) and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant assigned to the course) will be closely involved in student writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive revision.
Prerequisite
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
One of the objectives of this course is to introduce students to the concept of revising prose, as a pre-editing process of re-evaluating the piece as a whole in an attempt to see its effectiveness. An additional objective is to examine and to compose prose of various kinds, including academic and more popular writing. Although the assignments will vary depending on the instructor, students should expect to compose and revise at least 25 pages of written work, which will most likely be presented to the instructor as a portfolio of work for the semester.
Topical Outline
The focus and coverage will vary from semester to semester and instructor to instructor, but writing assignments may include the personal essay, the opinion piece, and an argumentative essay; the topics of examination will include: The Writing Habit The Rhetorical Situation/Audience Awareness/Argumentation Invention and Drafting Strategies Revising: Global Changes Editing: Local Changes Popular Writing Discourse Conventions in the Disciplines
Syllabus