LAE 120 Essentials of Composition

This course provides instruction and practice in expository, illustrative, and persuasive writing with an emphasis on the process involved in writing clear, expressive text that aims to communicate effectively with a specific audience. The major focus is on how rhetorical considerations inform the writing process and how the decisions a writer makes with respect to purpose, audience, organization of information, and style affect the effectiveness of the written communication. Students will examine and practice editing and revising techniques and learn to improve their writing by completing multiple drafts of essays. Prerequisite(s): Placement Counts in the Communications Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

Credits

5

Distribution

Written Communication