
English Composition II

$79

Transferrable Credits
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All courses include:
- eTextbooks
- 2 to 3-day turnaround for grading
- Multiple chances to improve course grade
- On-demand tutoring & writing center
- Student support 7 days a week
English Composition II engages you in argumentation and research studies. Learn to identify, critically read, analyze and evaluate, and write arguments using logical and rhetorical techniques. English Composition II gives you the ability to construct claim-driven academic essays, synthesizing and incorporating researched sources and formal documentation. Throughout this online course, you will gain the ability to argue successfully in writing for an academic audience as well as how to employ effective tone, word choice, and sentence patterns.
ACE Approved 2022
After completing this course students will be able to:
* This course uses the Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines for essay and research formatting.
TOPIC | LESSON TOPIC | SUBTOPICS |
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1 | Writing Assignment 1 - Rhetorical Analysis |
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2 | Writing Assignment 2 - Annotated Bibliography |
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3 | Writing Assignment 3 - Research Proposal |
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4 | Writing Assignment 4 - Research Outline |
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5 | Writing Assignment 5 - Researched Argument Essay |
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6 | Writing Assignment 6 - Research Story |
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StraighterLine suggests, though does not require, that students take English Composition I or its equivalent before enrolling in English Composition II.
The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.
Prefer the hard copy? Simply purchase from your favorite textbook retailer; you will still get the eTextbook for free.
StraighterLine provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
If you have chosen a Partner College to award credit for this course, your final grade will be based upon that college's grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner Colleges for an award of credit. There are a total of 1000 points in the course:
TOPIC | ASSESSMENT | POINTS AVAILABLE |
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Introduction | Graded Exercise: Academic Honesty Quiz | 50 |
Getting Started | Graded Exercise: Research Inquiry Survey | 50 |
1 | Writing Assignment: Rhetorical Analysis | 150 |
2 | Writing Assignment: Annotated Bibliography | 150 |
3 | Writing Assignment: Research Proposal | 150 |
4 | Writing Assignment: Research Outline | 150 |
5 | Writing Assignment: Researched Argument | 200 |
6 | Writing Assignment: Research Story | 100 |
Total | 1000 |