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Office of Writing Programs: English 1302
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English 1302 - Academic Writing and Research

Curriculum Overview, Assumptions and Expectations

WTAMU's common curriculum for English 1302 addresses the following topics

    • Claim types
    • The research process
    • Documentation, plagiarism and academic integrity
    • Rhetorical grammar
 WTAMU’s common curriculum for English 1302 assumes that students have successfully completed the course of study offered by WTAMU’s common curriculum for English 1301. As such, students are expected to have gained familiarity with:
  • Fundamentals of rhetoric and argumentation

 

 


 

Required Texts

The following three texts are required for English 1302:
  • Lunsford, Andrea. Everything's an Argument
  • Greitens, Eric. The Heart and the Fist

 
Sample Standard Syllabus
 
The following sample Standard English 1302 syllabus wiil give you sense of what to expect in the course.