ENG 101 - English Composition I

3 Credit(s)

Composition I is a college-level writing course that develops critical reading and writing skills. Through a series of structured essays, students will learn effective essay organization, methods of structuring information, and integration of expert and academic sources to support their claims. Emphasis is placed on research skills, rhetorical sensitivity, and argumentation as tools to engage and convince a modern, educated audience. Critical thinking and the consideration of various specific audiences are integral parts of the course, preparing students for a research-supported final assignment. Missouri Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer (CORE 42) Course Number: MOTR ENGL 100 - Composition I.

Prereqs: Placement into ENG 101 or ENG 096 with a Pass grade or ESL 109 and ESL 106 with a grade of C or better
Course Type: Lecture
Delivery Method:
In-Person, Online, Remote
CORE42 MOTR Number - Name:
MOTR ENGL 100 - Composition I Core MOTR Image

Course Learning Outcomes:
CLO 1) Students will demonstrate a recursive, collaborative process of composing that includes planning, drafting, revising, and reflecting to produce rhetorically effective texts suited to intended audiences and purposes.

CLO 2) Students will develop active, focused theses and expand them through paragraphs with strong controlling ideas, detailed support, and audience-appropriate conventions, tone, and formality.

CLO 3) Students will compose essays that are rhetorically effective in organization, development, and language, adapting style and conventions to fit specific audiences and situations.

CLO 4) Students will critically evaluate and integrate sources to build new knowledge, substantiate ideas, and support arguments while engaging with a variety of perspectives.

CLO 5) Students will apply effective documentation methods that are appropriate to academic standards by using MLA format to incorporate sources correctly and ethically throughout their writing.

CLO 6) Students will develop drafting, revising, editing, and self-assessment skills by analyzing their own work as well as the work of others, using writing to explore interconnections among ideas, perspectives, and personal experiences (writing-to-learn, writing-to-think, reflection, and writing as a habit of lifelong learning).