Definition

In Writing 1, students gain confidence and fluency with writing and reading at the college level. This course teaches students how to write for various rhetorical situations in academic and non-academic genres. 

Requirement

All entering students must complete Composition 1: Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric or meet current standardized test score (SAT, ACT, AP) requirements for equivalent.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students completing the WI requirement will be able to …

1. Understand and demonstrate the importance of the audience, purpose, genre, and context in shaping a text
2. Improve their ability to critically read texts at the college level
3. Develop writing projects in a variety of academic and civic genres through multiple drafts
4. Demonstrate the ability to use instructor and peer feedback to revise their own writing and provide useful feedback to others
5. Locate, evaluate, and incorporate primary and secondary sources into arguments
6. Reflect on the development of their own writing and reading practices
7. Demonstrate the ability to edit and proofread their writing according to the conventions of academic and other discourse communities, as appropriate to the audience