This course builds on the critical reading and writing proficiencies developed in ENGL 101 with an emphasis on critical evaluation and writing source-based arguments as well as summarizing, analyzing, and synthesizing. Students will identify issues, assess claims, locate evidence, take positions, and write convincing arguments. Designed to familiarize students from a variety of academic disciplines with basic information literacy and documentation skills, the course includes an introduction to MLA and APA documentation. This course does not count toward the English major or minor.