In this course, students will read, write, and think about a variety of issues and texts. They will develop reading
and writing skills that will help with the writing required in their fields of study and other personal and
professional contexts. Students will learn to analyze rhetorical situations in terms of audience, contexts,
purpose, mediums, and technologies and apply this knowledge to their reading and writing. They will also gain
an understanding of how writing and other modes of communication work together for rhetorical purposes.
Students will learn to analyze the rhetorical context of any writing task and compose with purpose, audience,
and genre in mind. Students will reflect on their own writing processes, learn to workshop drafts with other
writers, and practice techniques for writing, revising, and editing. Prerequisites: ENG095 and READ095, or ENG098, or equivalent COMPASS/ACT scores. NM Common Course Number: ENGL1113.