Explores principles of rhetoric and stresses effective expository writing. Primarily a course in organization of ideas and development of these ideas through use of specific information. Also deals with matters of style, sentence structure, paragraph development, punctuation and vocabulary. Also introduces students to close reading of appropriate materials. By placement. To be taken prior to higher-numbered courses. Notes: (1) Fulfills SUNY-GE Communication-Oral and Written. (2) ENG100 and ENG101 are equivalent and credit will not be given for both. Prerequisite: ESL018, ENG010, placement, or corequisite of ENG012. Offered on: A-E-G / 3 cr. hrs.