Curriculum Requirements

English 1100 Foundations of College Writing

Introduction to expository, analytical, and research-based academic writing.
Instruction in critical reading: developing, supporting, and organizing ideas; drafting and revising; understanding grammatical conventions; proofreading and editing; and other important aspects of the writing process.

  • Discover significant questions to explore and address via writing
  • Explore the many different purposes of writing, including writing to reflect, analyze, explain, and persuade
  • Practice drafting and revising
  • Increase your awareness of organizational strategies and your ability to apply them
  • Become attentive to how audience and purpose affect content, tone, and style
  • Incorporate sufficient and appropriate details and examples both from your experiences and from secondary research
  • Express your ideas with clarity and with effective syntax and punctuation
  • Gain competence in using computer technology in the writing process
  • Schedule and meet deadlines

English 2201 Writing about the Disciplines

Instruction in research-based writing in the context of academic disciplines.
Analytical and argumentative writing skills for university, professional, and civic life.

  • Recognize and explain the significance of variations in content, style, structure, and format across different writing contexts
  • Formulate significant research questions and craft strong research proposals with feasible work plans and timelines
  • Locate and critically evaluate a variety of sources, including field-based, print, and electronic sources
  • Organize source materials and integrate them into your writing
  • Apply research and use writing to achieve a variety of purposes in a variety of genres and formats
  • Use clear, appropriate language and grammar in writing about topics in different disciplinary contexts
  • Recognize the purposes of citation practices in different contexts
  • Cite sources accurately and responsibly in order to avoid plagiarism
  • Read critically to analyze the writing strategies of experienced writers
  • Identify and explain writing strategies in your own work