Teaching CO300 Writing Arguments

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Back to COCC300 as a University Core Course

• To give students additional critical reading skills beyond the freshman composition level
• To consider elements of argumentation in detail beyond that of freshman composition
• To focus on argumentative strategies, patterns, and approaches as readers and writers
• To emphasize work in the library and review of library resources throughout the course

The following specific learning objectives were also identified. Students in COCC300 should be given multiple opportunities to

• clearly focus an argument
• meet audience needs
• present appropriate and adequate support
• consider and, where appropriate, refute opposition arguments
• organize arguments logically and coherently
• adapt appropriate structure for arguments
• demonstrate research and documentation skills
• adapt style for the rhetorical context
• polish final papers for professional presentation