Advanced Composition

ADVANCED COMPOSITION (Col Cr. ACP W131) This is a course in critical reading, writing, and thinking with sources in which students will experience the varied range of academic writing.  Students will master the skills of summary, critique, analysis, synthesis, research, and documentation.   Students will also learn to adapt the writing process and apply various organization strategies to match the purpose of the individual assignments.  Topics for writing will be developed from reading about and discussing in depth issues under debate in different disciplinary fields and among the general public.  Students are asked not only to discuss and write about these issues but also to examine the different analytical frameworks and assumptions that various authors and we ourselves bring to such conversations. (Students enrolled in W131 can earn 3 credits from IU – pending acceptance from Indiana University Advanced College Project Program).

Fall or Spring   

Prerequisite English 9, 10, 11. and in the upper 60% of the class.      

Grade Level: 12