WRIT 1101 - The Effective Writer

3 Credit(s)

This course teaches students to write clearly and substantively in a range of writing modes. The course introduces students to the forms and conventions of college-level writing and to the varying expectations of different readers. Toward these ends, it guides students to read carefully and critically, preparing them to make sense of challenging texts they will encounter throughout their academic careers and beyond. The central outcome of the course is to help students read and write more effectively. This course is a prerequisite for the writer as advocate course and teaches essential foundational skills for subsequent writing assignments in other courses, including writing intensive courses.

General Education Written communication general education.