ENGL 215H - Rhetoric and Argument (Honors)

1. Present detailed and well-organized compositions that utilize formal documentation and exhibit dedication to high levels of academic performance and scholarship.  
2. Apply critical reading and thinking skills to the writing process and demonstrate advanced skills in the analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of literary and critical texts. 
3. Distinguish between primary and secondary sources and rely on both as support for analytical and argumentative compositions. 
4. Conduct comprehensive research using primary and secondary sources and demonstrate an advanced understanding of research methodologies. 
5. Demonstrate an understanding of what constitutes a valid argument through the exploration of complex issues and diverse texts that employ interdisciplinary ways of thinking that develop/enhance their critical thinking and reading skills and promote continuous learning outside the classroom. 
6. Recognize and explain issues and identify critical perspectives in diverse texts. 
7. Clearly identify and address the audience and purpose to establish appropriate rhetorical contexts. 
8. Apply research and writing strategies to the sorts of research-based analytic and argumentative writing that will prepare them for future undergraduate and graduate studies. 
9. Develop collaboration and camaraderie with student and faculty scholars, creating a strong network for mutual, intellectual and social support in the class composition community. 
10. Demonstrate focus, organization, and support that is documented according to expectations, evidence of high level critical thinking, and attention to rhetorical situations.

• Primary research
• Critical reading and thinking
• Secondary research
• Critical perspectives
• Documentation
• Forms of Argumentation
• Rhetoric
• Systems of logic
• Advanced research methods
• Documentation (MLA and/or APA)
• Systems of Logic
• Audience Identification

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