This course builds on the rhetorical and compositional skills students mastered in ENG 101. It emphasizes the organization and development of the research-based argumentative essay and introduces students to research techniques involving both print and electronic source material. A major component of this course is a focus on critical reading and the evaluation of source appropriateness. Topics are wide ranging and cross curricular. Prerequisite: ENG 101 with a grade of C or better or A in ENG 100