Research, rhetoric, and literary analysis — the second half of the writing requirement, built for transfer.
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Self-Paced · Final Exam · ACE & NCCRS Recommended
What You'll Learn
A full semester of english composition ii — completed at your own pace, with no deadlines or fixed class times.
Learning Outcomes
What You'll Be Able to Do
✓Develop and sustain an original research question through systematic inquiry, generating a thesis that makes a meaningful contribution to an academic conversation
✓Read, summarize, and critically respond to complex academic texts, accurately representing an author's argument while evaluating its assumptions, evidence, and rhetorical effectiveness
✓Synthesize multiple sources — including scholarly articles, primary sources, data, and public documents — into a coherent, well-structured argument that goes beyond summarizing each source separately
✓Produce a literature review that surveys, organizes, and critically evaluates prior research on a topic, identifies patterns and gaps, and positions the student's own inquiry
Course Curriculum
Your path through the course
Work through each lesson at your own pace and build your understanding step by step.
✓Construct extended, evidence-based persuasive and policy arguments using advanced frameworks including Rogerian argumentation, Toulmin's schema, and cause-and-effect/comparison-contrast structures
✓Apply advanced research methods including database searches, Boolean logic, primary source collection (interviews, surveys, field observation), and systematic source evaluation beyond the CRAAP Test
✓Correctly apply MLA 9th edition and APA 7th edition citation in the context of extended research writing, including signal phrases, block quotations, in-text citation for paraphrased synthesis, and reference lists
✓Recognize and produce discipline-specific writing genres, including scientific lab reports, social science research papers, business memoranda, case studies, and humanities close-reading essays
✓Plan, draft, revise, and deliver an oral research presentation including a structured slide deck, demonstrating the ability to adapt written research for a listening audience
✓Engage in advanced peer review using structured feedback protocols, and apply metacognitive self-reflection to assess growth, identify persistent challenges, and articulate goals
