This introductory course in
composition prepares students for the writing to be undertaken in their
undergraduate coursework and provides an introduction to the rhetorical,
conceptual and stylistic demands of writing at the university level including
composing, researching, and utilizing sources. During the course students will
practice and peer edit their personal, expository, analytical and persuasive
research writing, paying attention to the elements that make for good writing
in any genre.
Required Texts
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Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writingby Gerald Graff and
Cathy Birkenstein