3.0Credit(s) Lecture3 Lab/Clinical0 Composition I focuses on complex essays composed in various rhetorical modes of expository writing. Students develop experience using the writing process when composing fully developed, organized essays. The emphasis in this course is on the formal or academic style of writing that has a clear and analytical focus. Documentation formatting is introduced with the culmination of a thesis-driven, researched argumentative essay. Extended readings and discussions in class enhance more mature critical thinking abilities required of any college reader and writer. Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in ENG 084 - College Preparatory Writing, or writing placement.