Welcome to English 353: Intermediate Composition, a senior-level, three-credit course that will help refine your essay writing. This course takes a practical approach to essay writing by having students apply the major principles of composition in five essay assignments. Students learn these principles in the abstract by studying online handbooks on composition and in practice by studying samples of good writing and applying the principles in their own work. The course emphasizes some common essay types—exposition, comparison/contrast, persuasion, and research—as well as having the students write a critical review. Furthermore, students will write a research proposal in order to receive preliminary feedback on the research essay—the assignment with the highest grade weight and, arguably, the most complexity.
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