Prepares students for academic writing, research, and communication at the college level.

By raising your level of academic writing, this course helps prepare you for college-level work.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• plan and write a more sophisticated argument essay
• identify plagiarism and explain how to prevent it
• read and analyze several articles to form your own opinion on a topic
• make connections between several articles
• form thesis statements from your readings
• use sources effectively when writing an essay