ENG 1008 - Stretch Composing Arguments A

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on the First Year Writing placement.

Description: This course focuses on writing, rhetorical situations, and textual analysis. The course employs lecture, discussion, workshop, and conference methods. Students will learn how to critically read, summarize, engage and analyze texts. Students will demonstrate their ability to generate, organize, and produce writing for appropriate audiences. This semester is the first half of a two-semester sequence (ENG 1008 and ENG 1009) that is taught by a single professor and is a prerequisite for ENG 1020. This two-semester sequence is a study-and-process-intensive equivalent to ENG 1010. Coursework does not include library research. Students must receive a D- or better to continue into ENG 1009.

Note: Course Revised July 10, 2019