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ENGLISH 205-DL : Intermediate Composition: Immigrant Stories (Intermediate Composition: Immigrant Stories)

Description

Immigration has always been a part of the history of the United States and has always been a controversial topic by its very nature. History also suggests that our national identity is tied to the diversity of peoples and traditions we represent. By exploring immigration to the United States, students will gain an understanding of the variety of reasons why people emigrate, including war and famine; how attitudes towards immigration have changed and stayed the same; the importance immigrants have had in our history; and the rights and responsibilities of all citizens.

By the end of the course, students will be able to: develop a conception of writing as an interaction between writer and reader; develop strategies of effective research, analyzing, summarizing, paraphrasing, and arranging; use genre and argumentative strategies as persuasive tools; conduct a rhetorical analysis on a historical document; use the conventions of academic research to document sources.

The course is conducted completely online. It will be asynchronous; students can participate in discussions and complete assignments by working at their own pace, as long as deadlines are met. A technology fee will be added to tuition.

Only SPS students, College Prep Program Students, and Visiting Students may register. Undergraduate students in other schools at Northwestern are not permitted to enroll in this course.