ENGL 7735:Introduction to Composition Studies

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education.
This course examines issues and themes in composition studies, particularly those influencing writing instruction in middle and high schools. Students will examine the state of writing instruction in a standards-based and high-stakes school climate; study and practice writing as a process; write for a variety of purposes, audiences, and genres; create constructive approaches for planning, instruction, and assessment; and practice grammar instruction in the context of writing. The course includes a 25-hr practicum experience.