COM 222 - English Composition II (Honors)

Institution:

Reading Area Community College

Subject:

Communications

Description:

This course offers students practice in and preparation for writing in upper-level classes with a focus on the rhetoric of scholarly inquiry. Students will read and discuss nonfiction texts about topics of interest to academic readers, particularly for the way they appeal to audiences and use evidence from research. Students will then apply their understanding of rhetorical strategies to create an extended inquiry-based project. *The Honors section of English Composition II, in addition, provides an introduction to classic rhetoric inorder to understand its connection to current academic writing. The class will select a focus theme for the semester to allow an in-depth investigation. The Honors section will require students to work collaboratively, in groups or as a whole class, to design and develop a culminating project.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Take COM-121 or COM-122; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous).

Corequisites:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.racc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 372-4721

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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