Fee: $1. [Prerequisite: ENGL 115, ENGL 115H, or ESL 115A, or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.] Provides instruction in argumentation in critical writing, critical thinking, and analytical evaluation of complex texts. Emphasizes rhetorical analysis in terms of a text's social, historical, and critical contexts. Includes the writing process, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation. Requires a minimum of 5,000 words of formal writing. Includes several essays that respond to and incorporate material from assigned readings and other sources, documented according to MLA guidelines, as well as practice with timed writing. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID ENGL 105]