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TEXAS A&M SYLLABUS UNITLVERSITTY Course title and number English 104-507: Composition and Rhetoric Tem Spring 2013 Meeting times/iocation: TR 2:20-3:45 LAAH 551 Instructor: Christine Murray, Ph.D. Email: chris murray@tamu.edu Tel: 979-847-4550 Office Hours/Lacation: M 12:00-2:00, T4:00-6:00, and by appointment/ LAAH 354 Catalog Course Description: Engl. 104: Composition and Rhetoric. (3-0). Credit 3. Focus on referential and persuasive researched essays through the development of analytical reading ability, critical thinking and library research skills. Course Description: This course introduces students to the principles of rhetoric and provides them with foundational writing skills essential for the completion of researched, persuasive writing for a variety of audiences, particularly the academic community. Reading assignments focus on analysis of rhetorical mades. Writing assignments focus on development of personal responsibility, awareness of audience, purpose, style, and proper use of grammar, syntax and mechanics. English 104 emphasizes academic writing as an activity for the clear expression of ideas, awareness of the effects of messages and the fostering of understanding. The sequence of assignments offers extensive practice in critical thinking, library research, analysis of researched sources, supporting claims, and in the use of persuasive appeals. The sequence also offers extensive practice in drafting, revising, and editing researched persuasive essays that support a clear thesis statement with relevant evidence. No college courses are prerequisite. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the semester, students will be able to do the following: » Communicate clearly by writing persuasive academic essays appropriate to subject, occasion, and audience. = Communicate clearly by using appropriate scholarly research, analytical reading, critical thinking, and the mastery of Standard Written English « Demonstrate awareness of key rhetorical concepts and use of critical thinking; demonstrate and enhance awareness of personal responsibility to compose researched, ethically cited, persuasive essays « Work effectively as team members in group-assignments while discussing, analyzing and writing various forms of persuasive communication Core Curriculum Objectives: *® = Critical Thinking Skills (CTS): The course will enhance critical thinking skills through regular reading, class discussion, and writing assignments focused on key ideas about persuasive discourse. * Communication Skills (CS): The course promotes communication skills through small and large group discussion of major ideas, issues, and questions central to course readings; through regular practice in persuasive forms of writing e =Teamwork (T): The course enhances the ability to work in teams by providing students with réquiar opportunities in and out of class to collaborate with classmates on relevant projects employing written skills, oral presentational skills, and classroom tasks. 
