English 1000 both prepares you for and engages you in new writing and rhetorical situations, especially those you will encounter in academic and public contexts. At its core, English 1000 offers you instruction and practice in inquiry, writing as a process, thinking rhetorically, engaging with sources, and giving and receiving feedback. You will learn to ask questions about complex issues, to find ways of investigating those questions, and to shape your findings for a variety of purposes and audiences. You will also practice different ways of approaching writing projects, including ways of gathering and contextualizing sources, taking notes and finding patterns, and producing texts that meet different rhetorical goals.