FWS: Elements of Academic Writing

Catalog description

Join this course to study the essential elements of academic writing and to learn flexible and sustainable strategies for producing interesting, clear, and precise academic prose that can address a variety of audiences and meet diverse rhetorical aims. WRIT 1370 / WRIT 1380 is a smaller FWS (capped at 12 students) that spends more time navigating the writing process in order to respond to each student’s individual needs and build confidence and reflective practice. As in all FWSs, students practice higher-order thinking, close reading, and analyzing evidence. They also complete at least 4 major writing assignments. This course places greater emphasis on in-class writing, one-on-one conferences with the instructor, peer workshopping, discussion, and learning to talk about how different types of writing work. Students will engage diverse course materials (journalism, scholarly articles, podcasts, films, etc.) on topics like art, literature, and relevant social issues to explore ideas about a text, write for specific audiences, and develop creativity, style, and voice.