Course Objectives and Prerequisites

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

• Use active/critical reading strategies to produce accurate, concise summaries of college level/academic texts.
• Synthesize researched material from multiple texts to create and support an argument in response to a prompt. Draw direct evidence from texts in support of claims and analyze how that evidence supports the claim.
• Utilize the various phases in the writing process—prewriting, writing revision, and proofreading—to produce clear, articulate, well-supported, well-organized essays.
• Avoid plagiarism by properly citing quoted, summarized, and paraphrased material using MLA format.

“C” grade or higher or “Pass” in ENGL 099 or 109 or ESL 119 or 2B or equivalent or assessment