Composition I

How do you know what
you know? How is academic knowledge created? Using such questions as the basis
for formulating knowledge, we begin our work developing your ability to
comprehend academic discourse, write academic arguments, and approach research
as a form of personal and academic inquiry.

 

In
this course, you will be introduced to the rhetorical, conceptual, and
stylistic demands of writing at the college level and instructed in composing
processes, search strategies, and composing from sources. This course will also
provide you with experiences in the library and on the Internet and enhance
your skills in accessing and using various types of primary and secondary
materials.

 

Course
Requirements

 

Class
Participation and Preparation

 

You
will write informally in class; analyze short texts for rhetorical,
theoretical, and linguistic features; discuss what you read and write; listen
to and show respect for everyone in our learning community; and use relevant
feedback with the goal of improving all aspects of your written work.

 

Assessed
Writing

 

You
will write four formal pieces of polished prose including a rhetorical
analysis, a community-based problem-solution essay, a causal argument essay,
and a research essay. As you gain proficiency in selecting sources and using
and citing them appropriately, you will be expected to incorporate a greater
number and variety of academic sources into your work. You may resubmit the
first three papers for a higher score provided the quality of the piece is
sufficiently improved and the rewrite is completed and submitted within a
reasonable time frame.

 

Required
Texts

 

All
required texts will be made available through Laulima.