Purpose: To ensure that students master the skills they will need to perform effectively in the classroom and as members of the college community.
Academic Writing
WRT 101: Introduction to Academic Writing
Credits: 4
In this course, students will learn to use writing as a tool for learning and a means of communication. Students will apply critical reading skills to challenging texts and respond to those readings with writing that is clear, cohesive and logical. Students will learn to read as college writers, mining texts for ideas and techniques to incorporate into their own writing. Through processes that include prewriting, drafting and rewriting, students will learn to employ the conventions of academic writing, including citation, grammar and mechanics. This course provides students with foundational writing skills that they will continue to develop throughout their college careers. Students must earn a minimum grade of C.
Learning Outcomes for WRT 101
- Students will identify and evaluate rhetorical situations and write summaries, thesis-driven argumentative essays and response papers appropriate to an academic audience.
- Students will utilize critical reading, writing and thinking skills needed to enter scholarly conversations with thinkers from both inside and outside the college community.
- Students will evaluate sources for their legitimacy, relevance and authority.
- Students will practice writing as a process that involves prewriting, writing and rewriting.
- Students will formulate, evaluate and integrate criticism of written work.