Description: Lecture, three hours. Requisite: English Composition 3. Development of critical reading and writing skills necessary for academic success. Students engage assigned readings in conversation with week's leading question. Generation and continuous development of paper topic as result of in-class discussions and formal writing exercises. Small writing groups assist students in understanding relationship between how written thoughts are presented and how they are comprehended by different readers. Students gain understanding of writing process, including topic conceptualization, objective of writing project, organization of thoughts and resources, selection of objects of study, personal writing style, etc. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.

Units: 5.0