In this introduction to college writing, students learn to read closely to summarize, analyze, and respond to literary texts and relevant scholarship. Students also practice the basic conventions of college essay writing, including crafting a thesis, organizing evidence, and achieving sentence-level effectiveness. By semester's end, students write a thesis-driven literary analysis supported by library research. Placement into this course requires an ACT English score of 18-22. Grade of C required to pass the course. Prerequisite to ENGL 104. WCI, IL