ENGL 256 Advanced Composition-Portfolio (2 credits)
Prerequisite ENGL& 101 with a 1.5 or better, and two of the following courses: ENGL& 102, ENGL 107, ENGL 214, ENGL& 235, ENGL& 236, ENGL& 237, ENGL& 238, ENGL 249, or JOURN 102 with a 1.5 or better (or professor permission with writing from other courses).
Course Description
Continued study in composition focusing on revision, writing and editing processes especially for applications and portfolios. Required capstone course for student completion of Pierce College’s Written Communication Endorsement.
Course Content
Portfolio of student-generated writing Advanced rhetorical studies (speaker, audience and purpose; thesis articulation; modes; appeals; structure) Revision processes Research documentation Application writing processes (e.g., scholarships, grants, cover letters, introductions to portfolios)
Student Outcomes
1. Design a portfolio project compiling existing and new student-generated writing.
2. Employ advanced rhetorical strategies to student-generated texts (self and peers).
3. Apply revision processes to student-generated texts.
4. Apply appropriate documentation of research in revised compositions.
Degree Outcomes
Communication: Graduates will be able to create, analyze, evaluate, and apply rhetorical strategies to communicate effectively.
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to craft and exchange ideas and information in a variety of situations, in response to audience, context, purpose, and motivation.
Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20
Potential Methods
1. Formal writings: essays, essay exams, research reports, reading responses, applications, cover letters, 2. Projects: group, individual, multimedia 3. Informal writings: journals, in-class responses, brainstorming, freewriting, paraphrase and summary 4. Group discussions and classroom activities 5. Exams and quizzes: short answer, matching, multiple choice
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