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<big>'''COMP 2'''</big> is '''a sixteen-week''' research-based [[First-Year Composition (FYC)]] course focused on evaluating sources and making persuasive, research-based arguments, with all assignments aligned with the department’s [[Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)]]. Through four scaffolded projects and a digital [[ePortfolio]], students conduct individual and collaborative research and reflect on their growth as writers.
<big>'''Rhetoric & Composition II'''</big> is '''a sixteen-week''' research-based [[First-Year Composition (FYC)]] course focused on evaluating sources and making persuasive, research-based arguments. Through four scaffolded assignments aligned with the department’s [[Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)]] and a digital [[ePortfolio]], students conduct individual and collaborative research and reflect on their growth as writers.
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The course consists of four writing projects:
 
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| [[Literacy Narrative]]|| A five-week project where students turn a personal narrative into a new medium (podcast, video, or comic) to examine how genre, audience, and medium shape rhetoric, followed by a major reflective analysis explaining their choices.
| [[Comparative Source Analysis]] (5 weeks) || Students collaboratively create a source-credibility rubric, apply it in an individual comparative analysis across academic, popular, and digital texts, and complete a '''major reflection''' (50% of the grade) on collaboration, rubric design, source choices, and audience awareness.
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| [[Observation and Value Analysis]] || A five-week group project where students analyze a digital community’s communication practices to determine what makes a post successful, followed by a major reflective analysis of their positionality and rhetorical decisions.
| [[Make A Change]] (6 weeks) || A '''multi-phase group project''' in which students '''investigate a local community issue''' through primary and secondary research, present evidence-based recommendations in a '''multimodal showcase''', and complete a '''major reflection''' (50% of the grade) on collaboration, research choices, and audience awareness.
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| [[Making Change]] || A four-week collaborative project where students propose an inclusive change to a public or institutional space through a multimodal persuasive argument, followed by an individual reflection on rhetoric, collaboration, and revision.
| [[Research Paper]] (3 weeks) || An '''individual project''' in which students expand their [[Make A Change]] research into an APA-style paper that presents background, reports primary methods and findings (with limitations), and offers '''evidence-based recommendations''' or a '''call to action''', while emphasizing source synthesis, clear argumentation, and reflection on revision.
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| [[Reflection Overview]] || A two-week capstone reflection where students analyze their growth as writers and explain how they will transfer their learning to future writing contexts.
| [[Reflection Overview]] (2 weeks) || A '''capstone project''' in which students synthesize earlier reflections with new analysis to '''evaluate their growth as writers, identify strengths and areas for improvement''', and explain how they will '''transfer their learning to future contexts'''.
 
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 30 May 2026

Rhetoric & Composition II is a sixteen-week research-based First-Year Composition (FYC) course focused on evaluating sources and making persuasive, research-based arguments. Through four scaffolded assignments aligned with the department’s Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and a digital ePortfolio, students conduct individual and collaborative research and reflect on their growth as writers.

The course consists of four writing projects:


COMP 2 Description
Comparative Source Analysis (5 weeks) Students collaboratively create a source-credibility rubric, apply it in an individual comparative analysis across academic, popular, and digital texts, and complete a major reflection (50% of the grade) on collaboration, rubric design, source choices, and audience awareness.
Make A Change (6 weeks) A multi-phase group project in which students investigate a local community issue through primary and secondary research, present evidence-based recommendations in a multimodal showcase, and complete a major reflection (50% of the grade) on collaboration, research choices, and audience awareness.
Research Paper (3 weeks) An individual project in which students expand their Make A Change research into an APA-style paper that presents background, reports primary methods and findings (with limitations), and offers evidence-based recommendations or a call to action, while emphasizing source synthesis, clear argumentation, and reflection on revision.
Reflection Overview (2 weeks) A capstone project in which students synthesize earlier reflections with new analysis to evaluate their growth as writers, identify strengths and areas for improvement, and explain how they will transfer their learning to future contexts.
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