ENG 300 - Advanced Composition
3 credits (PREREQUISITE: ENG 101 & 3 additional credits in composition)
This course is an introduction to reading and writing as critical inquiry, focusing on the rhetoric of written argument. Students will examine the various elements of argument such as claims, evidence, and language to discover and investigate the meaning of a text. Students will read a number of interesting and thought-provoking essays, de-construct them, and then write essays based on their readings. Students will learn to critique an essay thoughtfully and knowledgeably, as well as evaluate, analyze, synthesize ideas and evidence. CS aw (F, Sp, Su)