Composition I Seminar

This course combines the curriculum of ENG 101 and FYE 101 to support students in the transition to college reading and writing through the practice and development of critical reading, thinking, and writing skills. Students read, analyze, and summarize college-level analytic arguments from various genres (popular, academic, etc.) and compose research-based analytic arguments based on the theme “higher education in the 21st century”. Students become aware of writing decisions made for different audiences, purposes, and genres, with a focus on academic writing conventions. Students also learn beginning research skills, including appropriate quotation, summary, paraphrase, and documentation skills. At the end of the semester, students compile a portfolio of 15-25 pages, to include their summary, synthesis, and analysis projects.