2020 - 2021 College Catalog 
    
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2020 - 2021 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENGL 200 - Composition II


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): Passing grade in ENGL 100  or score of 47 or higher on the ASSET Writing and Reading placement tests

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course provides an in-depth development of rhetorical strategies in persuasive and expository prose as introduced in ENGL 100 . Emphasis is on the incorporation of critical thinking within the composition of analytical and researched essays which integrate primary and secondary sources, scholarly and otherwise. Students will refine their prose through an awareness of grammatical and rhetorical conventions. They will write at least 6000 words in original and revised drafts.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: SUNY GE 10 BASIC COMMUNICATION
Students will:

  1. produce coherent texts within common college-level written forms;
  2. demonstrate the ability to revise and improve such texts;
  3. research a topic, develop an argument, and organize supporting details;
  4. develop proficiency in oral discourse;
  5. and evaluate an oral presentation according to established criteria.