CWP 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
3, 3/0; BCBW
Initiation into all phases of the writing process. The study and writing of expository and analytic prose, patterns of organization, and the features of good writing. Writing assignments emphasize rhetorical strategies and essay structure. ESL sections are appropriate for nonnative speakers of English.
CWP 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
3, 3/0; BCBW
Prerequisite: CWP 101 or equivalent. (See College Writing Program Office, Ketchum 213, for placement procedures.) Writing assignments emphasize argument and persuasion, advanced rhetorical strategies, analysis/synthesis, and research methods.
By the end of this course students will:
Demonstrate competence in the writing process from invention and prewriting through drafting, revision, and final editing.
Compose and revise competent pieces of expository writing, including narratives, personal essays, responses to literary works, and /or informal writing such as journals. Students will demonstrate competence with patterns of arrangement: narration, description, comparison, contrast, classification, cause and effect, induction and deduction.
Recognize persona, purpose, and audience in writing and develop essays that demonstrate unity and coherence and contain a clear controlling idea (thesis), a strong introduction, sufficient supporting detail, and a strong conclusion.
Demonstrate the ability to locate, select and incorporate source materials into their writing, and be introduced to Butler Library and the Internet as sources of reference information.
Explore the potential of using the personal computer as a tool for writing and revising.
By the end of this course students will:
Demonstrate competence in argumentative/persuasive writing.
Demonstrate competence in rhetorical forms and writing with sources.
Demonstrate competency in finding, analyzing, and synthesizing material from critical and popular print, electronic media and other media into their writing.
Demonstrate the ability to use research strategies for specialized assignments, employing an appropriate citation format (MLA) and demonstrating the ability to use Butler Library and the Internet as sources of reference information.
Demonstrate the ability to read writing-in-progress, identify rhetorical patterns that work for articulated writing tasks, and appreciate and expand their stylistic repertoire.
Explore the use of the personal computer as writing and revising tool.
Demonstrate the ability to write well-organized, unified, coherent research-based papers and essays that include a clear thesis and strong supporting material.
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