ENGL 151 - Reading and Composition

Institution:

College of Marin

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(4.0 Units) (Prerequisite: English 150. Four lecture hours weekly.) This is a critical thinking/composition course that highlights literary texts as material from which students will derive samples of the critical exercises of their thinkers and evidence to use in critical constructions of their own. The term "literary evidence"is broadly defined here to include critical and argumentative essays, biographical or historical discussions, belletristic writing, and texture analysis, as well as poetry, drama, short stories, and novels. Students will develop skills in analysis, interpretation, informal logic, and expository and persuasive essay writing. They will learn to identify arguments, both in persuasive polemical discourse where arguments are presented and defended, and in subtler, more emotional texts where arguments are implied or masked. They will develop skills in recognizing and distinguishing fallacious reasoning from cogent reasoning in a variety of formats. Student essays will be expected to demonstrate a capacity for presenting complex ideas (problems with ambiguous or multiple solutions, for example) in a clear, coherent, convincing manner, with particular attention to matters of organization and style. A minimum of eight thousand words of writing (including two revisions) will be required. May also be offered in a distance learning format. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Areas C or E, CSU Area A-3, IGETC Area 1B, CAN ENGL 4, CAN ENGL SEQ A = Engl 150 + 151

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.marin.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 457-8811

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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