WRIT 212Writing Academic Arguments

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A writing course for transfer students, addresses argumentative writing in academic contexts. This course emphasizes research-driven writing and is in keeping with Binghamton University's commitment to writing as central to academic inquiry. The course treats writing and research as a process, emphasizes revision, and gives students an opportunity to investigate how to write research-driven texts in disciplines that interest them. Students will learn how to manage projects, conduct academic research, evaluate evidence, and analyze arguments. They will learn to use rhetorical analysis as a way to identify what is required to write effectively in different contexts. In total, students will produce twenty pages of written work, some of which will be revised and submitted as a portfolio for grading at the end of the term. Through a process of practice, observation, and reflection, students will also learn how to plan and deliver effective presentations. In this class, students will deliver at least two oral presentations. Written work will account for at least 50% of a student's course grade; oral presentations will account for at least 15%. WRIT 111 and WRIT 212 are equivalent courses and the credit or gen ed will not be duplicated.