ENG* 200 - Advanced Composition

Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG* 101 or ENG* 102
Study of writing and the writing process in a special topics Composition course focused on the Rhetorics of Ethnography. Borrowing methods from Anthropology and Sociology, students conduct research on subcultures within various fieldsites in their communities to write a series of essays that culminate in a miniethnography, a final portfolio of their work, and a publishable piece made accessible to the public at large. Students prepare writing projects with attention to audience, purpose, organization, development, language, conventions, and support from outside sources using MLA or APA documentation. Students prepare revised writing in final portfolios complete with self-assessment essays. This course will not include literary themes or creative writing.