English Composition

Treating writing as a key strand of communication, woven together with listening, talking, reading, and thinking. Creating knowledge is a process that develops as we hear what others have to say, orally communicate our own ideas with other writers, and read what others have written.

English Composition:
This requirement consists of a minimum of six (6) semester hours of approved course work in English Composition. Students may satisfy this requirement during the second semester freshman level of composition in the following ways: by earning a letter grade of “C” or better at USFSP or another institution, by obtaining a sufficient score on the CLEP Freshman English test, or by receiving AP English credit. With the exception of the CLEP test, these courses will also allow students to meet a portion of their State of Florida rule 6A-10.30 Gordon Rule requirements. To satisfy the Gordon Rule, students must earn a letter grade of “C” or better in these courses.

The learning outcome goals for English Composition include:

• Students will demonstrate rhetorical knowledge by focusing on audience, purpose, context, medium, and message;
• Students will demonstrate critical thinking, reading, and writing by developing their writing over time through a series of tasks. These tasks include finding, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing sources into their own ideas, and discussing language, power, and knowledge;
• Students will demonstrate composing processes through prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing, individually and with peers, in a range of composing media;
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of conventions by controlling tone, mechanics, and documentation in a variety of common formats and genres.

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