Department of English

Programs & Degrees

Core Curriculum: ENGL 2010

March 2005

English 2010 "Intermediate Writing: Research in a Persuasive Mode" seeks to help students see argumentation as a social act in which a writer, responding to exigency, analyzes and clarifies an issue or problem and communicates a position to an audience. Students will read and critically evaluate a variety of arguments and study traditional rhetorical patterns. They will write at least four short formal assignments situated in a variety of rhetorical contexts and one long (eight to ten page) essay designed for academic readers. Formal assignments may include but are not limited to formal annotated bibliographies, letters, rhetorical analyses and essays, research essays and presentations. Course professors generally require students to submit at least 20 pages of written material and read at least 150 pages in order to engage in substantive cultural dialogue. 

In order to succeed in English 2010, the student will be able to:

Writing

• Design and construct an argument, including  organizing, sustaining, and maintaining consistency in the argument.
• Write for a variety of audiences, including performing audience analysis, displaying knowledge of the appeals, and experimenting with voice and style.
• Effectively integrate sources, including using  various styles of incorporation as well as correct documentation.
• Invest in an issue while exhibiting an awareness of multiple viewpoints.

Reading

• Engage in rhetorical/critical analysis of challenging texts.
• Establish connections between various texts.
• Engage in reading as conversation.
• Challenge authority of text once an understanding of position and authorial intention have been mastered.
• Evaluate evidence and sources.

Critical Thinking

• Perform research as inquiry.
• Develop the ability to moderate one’s viewpoint or change one’ s mind.
• Develop self-reflexivity (assessment) in both writing and reading skills.
• Articulate complexities in thought and argument (such as beyond pro/con).
• Understand and employ Toulmin’s Logic.

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