WR115 Introduction to College Composition
Introduction to College Composition introduces students to the expectations of college-level reading, thinking, and writing through the lens of a basic rhetorical vocabulary. Students will engage in a collaborative writing process to draft and revise text for a variety of purposes and audiences, writing in more than one nonfiction genre. Reading, writing, and critical thinking activities will focus on inquiry and the development of students' metacognitive awareness of individualized writing strategies. Students will review, recognize, and practice the conventions of Standard Edited English. Later in the quarter, students will begin to summarize, paraphrase, and quote secondary sources, practicing MLA citation conventions. Students will polish one formal essay of 700-800 words and a total of 2000-2500 words of revised, final draft copy over the term. Courses may include multimodal projects.