ENGL 151- 06, Critical Reading, Thinking and Writing, Fall 2001

Abstract

This is a course that focuses on writing, especially on the process of writing and the forms of writing that students are most likely to produce in the course of an undergraduate education. But it is also a course in critical thinking and reading. You will consequently be asked to read and discuss a variety of texts: essays contained in your textbook as examples, sources that you will need to evaluate, writing that constitutes the subject of your own work, writing produced by your classmates, and your own work. Thus while most of your grade will be based on your essays, a significant portion will depend upon your active participation in discussion, your attendance, and your in-class writing.