This course is designed to help underprepared students prepare for the second course in this two course sequence. It focuses on thesis-based and argumentative writing. Students prepare portfolios, including a final reflection, that contain 4 major essays. These essays are focused around units that include (1) Self-Image, (2) Food and Community, (3) Higher Education, and (4) Sports, Entertainment and Technology. Each paper draws on these themes and texts from the assigned reader or freshman common read. The final project is a remediation of the last essay into a visual argument poster.
Syllabus & Calendar
Course Syllabus & Calendar for Intensive English Composition
Assignments
Exploring Self Image Assignment
Food, Family, & Community Assignment
Sports, Entertainment & Technology Assignment
Final Project: Sports, Entertainment, & Technology Visual Argument