New Media Writing

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Composing narratives, blogs, and arguments while also producing new media arguments with memes, videos, websites, and visual narratives for online writing environments. This course uses a rhetorical approach that helps students learn how to critically examine both textual and visual arguments and asks students to create a variety of texts found in online spaces. Undergraduate Core Curriculum: [Junior Composition] Note: A laptop computer is required for this course. Prerequisites: A. ENG 101 and 105 (ACT <20; Old SAT Critical Reading (CR) verbal scores <510; NEW SAT Reading Test score<28) or, B. ENG 107 or 108 (ACT 20 or higher; Old SAT Critical Reading (CR) verbal scores 510 or higher, NEW SAT Reading Test score of 28 or higher) or, C. Old SAT Critical Reading (CR) verbal scores of 650 or above, or NEW SAT Reading Test score of 35 or above (or an ACT Verbal score of 29 or above) and completion of the University Honors curriculum (GH 101 and GH 201). Successful completion of 45 credits of course work.