Composition II

About Composition II

Composition II is an intensive course in expository writing — writing that exposes facts. The aim is to teach you to write effectively by not only using excellent grammar, but also sound logic and persuasive rhetoric. 

Since reading and writing are inextricably linked, we will read and discuss writings by different authors in different fields, even understanding how we can use others' writing as models.  Ultimately,  though, your own writing is the focus because writing (and revision) helps us think — writing helps us make sense of the world around us.  

This course introduces you to research techniques, including the use of the library, the conventions and principles of documentation, the art of synthesis, and analysis of sources. It also teaches you the fundamental values of academic integrity, which is increasingly important in the age of AI.  

Finally, Composition II is practical.  Writing is a process, but there are also expected products of writing, so we will learn to produce abstracts, annotations, outlines, and thesis-driven essays — documents that may be expected of you, regardless of your field, but also aid in the process of writing itself.  

You will be expected to participate actively in class, revise your work, and helpfully critique the work of fellow students. You will receive individual guidance in discovering for yourself the ways in which our writing affects our thinking, and our thinking our writing

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