English 2 Course Design

 

Essential Elements of English 2:

• Students should have instruction on and practice in different types of arguments (some mix of causal argument, policy argument, definitional argument, position argument, exploratory argument).
• Students should learn about (and practice writing) persuasive arguments as responsive to complex rhetorical situations. They should spend time thinking about audience and how to appeal to different audiences.
• Students should undertake research as a process, and they should have significant opportunities to practice locating, evaluating, and ethically and persuasively using research materials.
• Students should complete one multimodal project (weighted as the instructor sees fit, perhaps as part of a group)

 

Writing Requirements:

• 20-pages minimum of argumentative writing. Here is one way we recommend distributing the writing requirement:

• • 2 mid-length papers, some research element encouraged (4-5 and 6-8 p.)
  • 1 major research paper (8-10 p.)
  • 1 multimodal project with reflection paper (4 p.)
  • Short papers dispersed throughout the semester are recommended