English 1B: Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking Section Spring 2018 Instructor: Class Meeting Times and Location: FNLC 122 Final Exam: Thursday May 17, 11:30-2:00 Course Catalog Description: Welcome to English 1B! You have reached the highest-level composition course at Chaffey College, so I am sure that you are ready for the challenges ahead. This semester, you will practice the skills of analysis, evaluation, research, and persuasion in order to become an advanced academic writer, not just a student in an English class. This course will also prepare you for research-based writing in your other classes as well as provide critical thinking skills for analyzing the world around you. The general course reading models, students description states, “Using primarily non-fiction emulate and incorporate various rhetorical strategies in the development of written analysis and researched argumentation. Focus on logical analysis (e.g., inductive and deductive reasoning) and effective reasoning, establishing credibility, and emotional appeals to develop persuasive arguments. Course is writing intensive with a minimum production requirement of 6,000 words” (source: Chaffey College catalog). This particular section will mostly focus on the ways that groups (the government and corporations, for example) shape information in order to persuade and manipulate the masses. You will read and analyze a variety of texts, including the novel by Philip K. Dick. You will not only analyze arguments but The Penultimate Truth also make your own arguments in order to become an expert critical thinker, writer, and debater.
English 1B: Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking Section Spring 2018 Instructor: Class Meeting Times and Location: FNLC 122 Final Exam: Thursday May 17, 11:30-2:00 Course Catalog Description: Welcome to English 1B! You have reached the highest-level composition course at Chaffey College, so I am sure that you are ready for the challenges ahead. This semester, you will practice the skills of analysis, evaluation, research, and persuasion in order to become an advanced academic writer, not just a student in an English class. This course will also prepare you for research-based writing in your other classes as well as provide critical thinking skills for analyzing the world around you. The general course description states, “Using primarily non-fiction reading models, students emulate and incorporate various rhetorical strategies in the development of written analysis and researched argumentation. Focus on logical analysis (e.g., inductive and deductive reasoning) and effective reasoning, establishing credibility, and emotional appeals to develop persuasive arguments. Course is writing intensive with a minimum production requirement of 6,000 words” (source: Chaffey College catalog). This particular section will mostly focus on the ways that groups (the government and corporations, for example) shape information in order to persuade and manipulate the masses. You will read and analyze a variety of texts, including the novel The Penultimate Truth by Philip K. Dick. You will not only analyze arguments but also make your own arguments in order to become an expert critical thinker, writer, and debater.
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