ENGL 200 - College Writing II

Units: 3 ; 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-1B; Second Composition
Further work in expository writing with emphasis on argumentation and critical thinking. Introduction to the preparation and writing of the research paper.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-1B - Lower Division Critical Thinking; Second Composition
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Area 1A with grade C- (CR) or better (GE Area A2 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs) and one of: ENGL 101, ENGL 102, ENGL 104.
Credit Restrictions: Not for English major credit.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

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

1. Critically read, discuss, and evaluate the rhetorical effectiveness of a written argument in terms of ethos, pathos,and logos, inductive and deductive reasoning, logical fallacies, audience appeal, strategies of support using evidence to support a claim;

2. Become familiar with primary and secondary research methods and protocol, including personal interviews, surveys, library searches, on-line searches, documentation format, note-taking, and annotated bibliography;

3. Generate well-reasoned and authoritatively supported argumentative essays;

4. Engage in the process of generating a major argumentative research essay that includes asserting a position on a debatable issue (e.g., political, social, or cultural issues) and persuasively support it with credible evidence evidence acquired through research;

5. Show evidence of awareness of differing points of view and be able to address those points of view;

6. Refine writing skills to include audience awareness, pre-writing, thesis generation, outlining, essay organization, paragraph development, effective sentence generation, effective revision and proof reading;

7. Deepen familiarity with the conventions of academic writing, including demonstrating command of various documentation styles, such as MLA and APA.

GE-1B. Critical Thinking Learning Outcomes

Identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments.
Logically construct arguments to support and refute claims using evidence.
Reason inductively and deductively.
Distinguish matters of fact from judgments, opinions, and/or fallacies.

Second English Composition Learning Outcomes

Write for at least two different audiences (e.g. academic, general, and/or professional).
Engage in writing for specific purposes (e.g. critical thinking, analytical writing, informal writing, and/or research).
Apply critical thinking and logical reasoning in the development and organization of ideas in written texts.
Consider multiple perspectives using primary and/or secondary sources, and when appropriate, incorporate key disciplinary concepts when presenting ideas in writing.
Revise writing with critical feedback provided by the instructor at important junctures throughout the semester in order to improve development, clarity, coherence, and correctness.