WR 121Z Composition I
WR 121Z engages students in the study and practice of critical thinking, reading, and writing. The course focuses on analyzing and composing across varied rhetorical situations and in multiple genres. Students will apply key rhetorical concepts flexibly and collaboratively throughout their writing and inquiry processes.
Prerequisite
Placement into
WR 121Z or
WR 115 with a grade of C or better.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Apply rhetorical concepts through analyzing and composing a variety of texts. Engage texts critically, ethically, and strategically to support writing goals. Develop flexible composing, revising, and editing strategies for a variety of purposes, audiences, writing situations, and genres. Reflect on knowledge and skills developed in this course and their potential applications in other writing contexts. Recognize when information is needed and locate and evaluate credible sources, focusing on those written for a general audience. Incorporate source information effectively, using signal phrases and reference pages to differentiate the writer's words/ideas from source words/ideas.