In this course, students will have the opportunity to develop writing and reading skills. Students will explore examples of fiction, nonfiction, modern digital texts (Facebook and Google maps for example), and poetry. In daily interactions, as well as in life, our perception of the world is influenced by civics, gender, culture, heritage, and much more. In this course, students will evaluate literary representations to identify some of the influences and strategies that are used to elicit responses from and for different audiences.
Because this is a writing intensive course, papers will explore and demonstrate interesting ideas in a clear, organized, and articulate way. For every paper assigned there will be writing workshop days, which will include pre-writing (how to formulate a thesis), drafting, peer reviewing, and revising.
There will be no midterm or final exam in this course.