This course is designed to develop composition skills. Emphasis of the course is on the development of the multi-paragraph essay and includes practice in selection, organization, and development of topics. The course further provides the student opportunities to improve proficiency with sentence structure, diction, and mechanics. In addition, the student is exposed to research documentation techniques. Students will be required to write several essays demonstrating an understanding of different writing situations and rhetorical modes of exposition. Prerequisites: ENG095 and READ095, or ENG098, or equivalent COMPASS/ACT scores. NM Common Course Number: ENGL1113.