COURSE DESCRIPTION: Freshman Rhetoric I emphasizes logical, coherent writing skills for competency in any school or professional writing situation.

TEXTS:

The St. Martin's Guide to Writing (7th Edition - by Axelrod and Cooper

 

OBJECTIVES:

1. To demonstrate mastery of the techniques of the composing process:
• invention or gathering and shaping information
• planning and organizing
• drafting
• editing
• proofreading
2. To demonstrate mastery of basic word processing as an aid to the composing process.
3. To produce four essays, 750 - 1000 words in length, demonstrating ability to narrate, describe, argue and defend an opinion or proposal, and interpret.