RHET 108 - Introduction to Composition

Unit(s): 4

Introduction to Composition prepares students for college-level composition by helping them gain competence in civic and academic discourse and write persuasively to a variety of audiences. The course emphasizes how writers can achieve focus and coherence; support their claims with evidence, including evidence drawn from outside sources; adapt appeals to emotion to particular audiences and purposes; and use syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling to establish their credibility as writers. To achieve these goals, students write a minimum of 6,000 words of revised prose in essays of increasing length and complexity. They develop these essays by writing drafts, revisions, or shorter pre-assignments every week; by assessing their own and other students’ writing in small-group and whole class workshops; and by drafting with an emphasis on revision, editing, and proofreading. The minimum passing grade for this course is C-.

Prerequisite: (SAT Read HI SAT Write HI with a minimum score of 400 or ACT Engl HI ACT Read HI with a minimum score of 22) or (ESL 135 or RHET 106 or AEM 135)
College of Arts and Sciences