THE COMPOSITION CLASSES
What They Are and When They’re Offered
Almost every Methodist University student will take at least one composition class, and most
students will take two or three. The main composition classes are ENG 1000, ENG 1010, and
ENG 1020. ENG 2070 (Reviewing Writing) is for transfer students who have taken the
equivalent of 1010 at another institution but have not passed the English Placement Exam. Any
student may take ENG 2070, however, and students needing to strengthen their writing skills
are encouraged to do so.
ENG 1000 Skills Development in English focuses primarily on:
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grammar (The Dirty Dozen)
sentence structure
paragraph structure
short essays
ENG 1010 Composition focuses on:
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the continuation of skills learned in ENG 1000
longer essays
organization and support
research and documentation
ENG 1020 Composition and Introduction to Literature focuses on:
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the continuation of skills learned in ENG 1010
poetry
fiction
drama
Your ENG 1020 professor may also choose to include one or more of the following:
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novels
critical theory
memoirs
graphic novels
ENG 2070 focuses on:
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English 1010 skills
200-level course expectations