In this course, students will:

• Read and discuss several exemplary essays, analyzing the essays to identify and understand main ideas and supporting evidence.
• Write several formal essays, including a research paper; they also write in-class essays, including a final, written exam which requires students to synthesize and apply ideas and concepts from two readings with their own ideas in a formal essay. Students write and share essays using electronic technologies.
• Complete assignments, including a formal research paper, requiring use and evaluation of multiple sources, including those retrieved from academic databases.
• Write assignments including persuasive essays; study and analyze readings to identify and evaluate arguments and differentiate between fact and opinion.
• Learn Modern Language Association (MLA) methods for citation, attribution, and bibliography.