Nov 10, 2024  
2024-2025 Cal State East Bay Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Cal State East Bay Catalog
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ENGL 101 - College Writing: Stretch II


Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-A2
An introduction to writing for academic purposes, critical analysis, and argumentation. Must earn C- (CR) or better for GE credit.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: ENGL 109.
Prerequisites: ENGL 100.
Credit Restrictions:  Not for English major credit.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: ABC/NC grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-A2 - Lower Division Written Communication
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 

  1. Recognize how writers adapt language for various audiences and purposes, including those common in academic writing tasks;
  2. Apply rhetorical knowledge and critical thinking to increase reading comprehension and improve writing effectiveness;
  3. Use a variety of flexible strategies to develop ideas and shape written drafts;
  4. Utilize resources, such as feedback and published reference materials, to improve clarity, coherence, and conventional correctness when revising drafts;
  5. Demonstrate respect for the thoughts of others and an ability to take into account multiple perspectives when presenting their own ideas, produce a thoughtful, carefully edited 5-7 page academic essay with a clear thesis, logical transitions, supporting evidence, and appropriate language.


A2. Written Communication Learning Outcomes
 

  1. Write effectively in English;
  2. explain the principles and rhetorical perspectives of effective writing, including its form, content, context, and style;
  3. advocate for a cause or idea, presenting facts and arguments in an organized and accurate manner; and practice the discovery, critical evaluation, and reporting of information.



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