COLWRITR4B

A seminar satisfying the second half of the Reading & Composition requirement, R4B offers structured and sustained practice in the processes used in reading, critical analysis, and writing. Students engage with thematically-related materials from a range of genres and media. In response, they craft short pieces leading to longer expository and/or argumentative essays. Students develop a research question, draft a research essay, gather, evaluate, and synthesize information from various sources. Elements of the research process--a proposal, an annotated bibliography, an abstract, a works cited list, etc.--are submitted with the final report in a research portfolio. Students write a minimum of 32 pages of prose.

No Final Exam - A final exam is normally required in all undergraduate courses.

Second half (B) of the Reading and Composition Requirement

Previously passed an R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better.
Previously passed an articulated R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better.
Score a 4 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature and Composition.
Score a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Composition.
Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in English.

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Seminar