ENG 221 - Advanced Composition

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: This course provides advanced composition theory and practice for students to develop writing skills beyond ENG 101 and ENG 102. It emphasizes the writing process, revision strategies and standard research techniques. It also encourages peer collaboration and evaluation to reflect professional writing.

Prerequisites: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of 2.0 or minimum score of 22 ACT-English, 29 SAT-Writing and Language, 108 CPT-Sentence Skills or 276 NGA-Writing
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: ENG 102 and college-level reading.

Course Category: Liberal Arts | English
This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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Course Competencies

Analyze the rhetorical modes in essays, articles, reports and books.
Apply rewriting strategies for short and long reports and papers.
Write papers and documented reports on a variety of topics in humanities, arts, science or business.
Examine a variety of prose pieces on topics in the humanities, arts, science or business.
Evaluate prose for credibility, social impact or rhetorical effectiveness.
Conduct primary and secondary research.
Demonstrate appropriate referencing and citation of sources using one or more style sheets (MLA, APA, etc.).
Demonstrate advanced composition and research skills.
Revise prose for clarity of ideas, correctness of usage and effectiveness of style.