Send the exact assignment or rubric from your classroom and a custom sample written to it lands in 24 to 48 hours, the first one free. EN 304 is Herzing’s English Composition II course. It centers on English Composition II, where a longer argument has to be sustained from research the writer gathered rather than from a position they arrived with. Searches like "en 304 unit 4 assignment example", "EN304 sample paper", and "EN 304 unit samples" land on this page.
What EN 304 is really about
Second composition raises two things at once: length and evidence. A ten-page argument cannot be held together by the same means as a four-page one, so EN 304 rubrics start asking for sections that each advance the claim, for signposting a reader can follow without being told where they are, and for a structure that is not simply the order the research was found in. The other shift is that the sources now shape the argument rather than decorating it. Students who choose a position first and search for support produce a recognizable paper: every source agrees, no counter-evidence appears, and the conclusion was available on page one.
Synthesis is the specific skill being assessed. Two sources that disagree have to be set against each other rather than reported in sequence, and a paragraph drawing on three studies should say something none of them says alone. Counterargument is graded rather than optional, and it has to be answered on the evidence instead of dismissed. Formatting requirements tighten here, with a title page, running head, headings and a reference or works cited page all carrying marks, and sections differ on style, so the prompt rather than the discipline decides which applies. Sections differ on required length, and a page count changes how much structure a paper needs to stay navigable.
What EN 304’s assessments ask for
The sequence usually runs proposal, annotated bibliography, outline, draft, peer review and final paper, with each stage graded. Criteria reward a research question rather than a topic, sources arranged by function, synthesis across them, and a counterargument taken seriously. The proposal wants a question whose answer the writer does not yet have. The draft is expected to be complete rather than partial, since revision is the point of the stage that follows. Final papers are marked on formatting in a way first composition often is not, because the course is preparing students for discipline-specific writing. Each stage is graded separately, so treating the proposal or the outline as a formality costs marks that the final paper cannot win back.
Where students lose points in EN 304
The reliable loss is a paper that assembled sources rather than arguing with them, recognizable because the paragraphs could be reordered without damage. Second is a research question the writer already had the answer to, which produces confirmation rather than inquiry. Third is counterargument acknowledged in a sentence and abandoned. Fourth is sources reported one per paragraph, which is a review rather than synthesis. Fifth is a draft submitted knowingly incomplete, which wastes the revision stage. Sixth is formatting, which at this level is marked closely and is entirely within the writer's control. A paper whose conclusion was available on its first page has confirmed a position rather than researched a question.
The EN 304 drawers
EN 304 Unit 1 research proposal example
Unit 1 typically commits to a question whose answer the writer does not yet hold. On request, free, 24-48h.
EN 304 Unit 2 annotated bibliography example
Unit 2 usually records what each source argues, how sound it is and where it fits the question. On request, free, 24-48h.
EN 304 Unit 3 literature synthesis exercise example
Unit 3 tends to set sources against each other rather than reporting them in turn. On request, free, 24-48h.
EN 304 Unit 4 outline with evidence mapped example
Unit 4 commonly assigns sources to the sections whose claims they support. On request, free, 24-48h.
EN 304 Unit 5 counterargument section example
Unit 5 usually builds the opposing case at strength and answers it on evidence. On request, free, 24-48h.
EN 304 Unit 6 complete rough draft example
Unit 6 typically requires a full draft rather than a partial one, since revision follows. On request, free, 24-48h.
EN 304 Unit 7 peer review and revision plan example
Unit 7 usually maps feedback to structural changes rather than surface edits. On request, free, 24-48h.
EN 304 Unit 8 final research paper example
Unit 8 generally submits the finished argument with formatting applied throughout. On request, free, 24-48h.
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Using a EN 304 sample the right way
Look at how the example orders its evidence and how the concession is handled, because those two things are what separate a research argument from a long report. Paragraph order should follow the argument rather than the reading, and the counterargument should be strong enough that answering it costs something. Required length and citation style both change the shape of a research paper considerably, and they vary between sections, so those are worth confirming before you build anything on an example. Send us what your section specifies and the sample is constructed to it.
How these samples are written
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EN 304 questions, answered
How is this different from Composition I?
Length and the role of research. A short essay can be held together by a strong thesis alone; a research paper needs sections that each advance the claim and signposting a reader can follow. More importantly, the sources are supposed to shape what you argue. If your conclusion is the one you started with, the research decorated a position rather than producing one.
What does synthesis actually mean?
Making sources talk to each other. A paragraph that reports study one, then study two, then study three has summarized; a paragraph saying where two findings conflict and what the third suggests about why is synthesis. The test is whether your paragraph says something no single source said, which is also why one-source paragraphs rarely score well here.
How seriously do I have to take the counterargument?
Seriously enough that answering it is work. Present the strongest version somebody holding that position would recognize, then answer it with evidence rather than by restating your thesis more firmly. A counterargument built weak so it can be knocked over is visible to any reader who holds it, and rubrics at this level mark that section specifically.