ERH 102* - Writing & Rhetoric II

Instructor: Mrs. Mattie Quesenberry Smith
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 471
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 7:30-9:30 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3

This course reinforces students’ understanding of the writing process, enhances their ability to develop a defensible argumentative thesis, and develops their ability to use research to inform and advance an argument. The delivery platform in this course to support cadets placed in isolation/quarantine during VMI Summer Session will be Canvas, Zoom and Google Docs. Note: This course reinforces students’ understanding of the writing process, enhances their ability to develop a defensible argumentative thesis, and develops their ability to use research to inform and advance an argument. Cadets cannot take this course if they have already successfully taken EN 102 or WR 102. The delivery platforms in this course that support cadets placed in isolation/quarantine include Canvas, Zoom and Google Docs. Textbook: J. Ramage, J. Bean, and J. Johnson, Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings, 11^th edition, 2019, print. ISBN 13: 978-0-13-480785-0 or ISBN 10: 0-13-480785-5 A. Lunsford, The Everyday Writer, 6^th edition, 2020, print. ISBN 978-1-319-10267-8. Software: needs for this class include Microsoft Word for file submissions to Canvas or another appropriate word processing software. Prerequisite(s): ERH 101 with a minimum grade of C.