Introduction to source-based, academic writing, including practice in summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, and reading from a critical perspective. Sections organized thematically.

This section of ENGL 215 takes writing as its theme; that is, we will look at writing as a subject to be studied, not as a set of generalizable skills to be learned and then applied to all subsequent writing contexts. In combination with College Writing I, this course forms a sequence of Introduction to Writing courses that introduces you to and familiarizes you with key concepts that inform the field of writing studies.

ENGL 215 asks you to continue considering “how writing works and functions,” particularly in contexts related to your academic, career and professional interests.