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This course reviews the principles of composition, including rhetoric, grammar and usage. It emphasizes critical thinking, the recursive nature of writing, the writing of analytical essays, and the application of information literacy skills.Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: Apply college-level critical thinking and writing in various rhetorical situations. Compose original, thesis-based essays with cogent, well-supported evidence. Use appropriate rhetorical techniques for a specific writing task. Demonstrate organizational skills in constructing an essay with an introduction, conclusion, and transitions. Explore and evaluate appropriate academic databases to find credible primary and secondary sources. Synthesize appropriate sources to produce a research paper with accurate documentation. Employ prewriting, drafting, and revision strategies. Apply formal conventions of standard English with respect to grammar, mechanics, and punctuation.

ENG 112 is a writing course emphasizing both literature and information literacy skills that reinforce basic principles of composition learned in ENG 100. The course develops critical thinking through the study of literature and the use of advanced research techniques to write analytical/critical and research essays. NOTE: Prerequisite ENG 100 requires grade of 'C' or better.Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: Demonstrate critical thinking and writing in response to literature. Compose original, thesis-based analytical/critical essays in response to literature. Express ideas logically and clearly using appropriate rhetorical techniques. Analyze fiction, poetry, drama, and other literature using the elements of literature from different critical perspectives. Access and evaluate source material using current information literacy skills. Synthesize source material using MLA documentation in a plagiarism-free, multi-source essay/research paper based on a work of literature. Revise, edit, and proofread to produce final drafts applying formal conventions of American English with respect to grammar, mechanics and punctuation.