Description:
EN 305 focuses on the development of expository texts in various genres.  This advanced course in composition is designed to relate to the specific needs and interests of upper-level students.

Objectives:

In the course of EN305, students will...

• differentiate between various genres and rhetorical situations
• apply rhetorical choices and conventions effectively
• develop appropriate research methods to answer focused research questions
• evaluate and critique various texts
• negotiate and integrate peer and instructor feedback

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: (available at CMU bookstore; e-text available)

Birkenstein, Cathy and Gerald Graff. They Say, I Say. 4th edition. W.W. Norton & Co.

Textbooks are required for the course. All textbooks will be available to be checked out from the circulation desk at Smiley Library for a maximum of four hours.

Students--

You will be completing forum posts using Flipgrid this semester. Your code is a lower case h, 4, lower case o, zero, lower case o,  and m. This will go directly to our class's Flipgrid. You will be able to see the various assignments where you will need to upload videos.