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COMMUNICATION SKILLS 098: BASIC WRITING AND READING STRATEGIES

This course calls for intensive work in basic reading and writing, correctly and effectively managing sentences, evaluating word choices, effectively developing paragraphs, maintaining coherence, recognizing main ideas, drawing upon sources informatively, and reading with accuracy. The course emphasizes writing and revising as means of understanding and of expressing complex thinking.

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS 099: ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING

This course provides introductory work in the forms academic reading and writing that will be required in other college courses. The course calls for expository writing based on non-fiction readings. It emphasizes the development of critical reading skills and the ability to present complex ideas and information to a defined audience in precise language. The course is designed to provide strong preparation for the work that will be expected of students in English 101.

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ENGLISH COMPOSITION 101: ANALYSIS AND ARGUMENT

This course calls for analytical writing based on non-fiction readings. Students are expected to develop a critical understanding of argument, both in the recognition of the strategies of other writers and in the effective management of their own. Students must demonstrate the ability to write accurately, coherently, and thoughtfully about representative academic readings. The course also emphasizes strategies of revision and editing.

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This course calls for extensive analytical writing based on literary texts, including drama, poetry, and especially fiction. Students are expected to continue gaining confidence as independent and critical thinkers, sustaining and further developing the competencies stressed in English 101. Students are also asked to produce writing that draws effectively upon research.

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HONORS COMPOSITION: ENGLISH 103 and ENGLISH 104

English 103 and English 104 are writing courses offered by the Honors Program and open primarily to students who are enrolled in that program. English 103, like English 101, focuses upon the analysis of non-fiction texts. English 104, like English 102, focuses upon the interpretation of literary texts and calls for some library research. Where space is available, English 103 is also open to students who have scored 650 or higher on their Verbal SAT’s. For information on the Honors Program, contact Dr. John Gunkel (X-5866).

After completing English Composition, students are required to take at least two further writing courses. These courses are to be chosen from an array of writing-intensive courses that are offered throughout the undergraduate program. Students must take at least one of these two writing-intensives within their major. These courses are usually designated as “section 66” or “section 67” in the Schedule of Classes. In addition to taking writing-intensives in their major, students should be alert to ways in which they can take a writing-intensive course that simultaneously satisfies one of their other requirements, such as the literature or interdisciplinary requirement. For more on the Writing Across the Curriculum program, go to http://wac.newark.rutgers.edu.