Writing (WR)

Students in this course learn and practice basic modes of technical writing, including summaries, process analysis, instructions, and reports.

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.

WR-122Z builds on concepts and processes emphasized in WR-121Z, engaging with inquiry, research, and argumentation in support of students' development as writers. The course focuses on composing and revising in research-based genres through the intentional use of rhetorical strategies. Students will find, evaluate, and interpret complex material, including lived experience; use this to frame and pursue their own research questions; and integrate material purposefully into their own compositions.

Este curso ofrece una introducción al ensayo académico. El alumnado aprenderá un proceso de escritura y redacción: desde cómo hacer una «lluvia de ideas» para generar ideas hasta cómo corregir e editar un escrito. A la vez, se desarrollarán respuestas originales-en forma escrita-a reseñas y reportajes sobre temas controversiales y a los ensayos académicos difíciles. La clase enfatizará la alfabetización de la información, así como: cómo encontrar y evaluar materiales, recursos relevantes y obras originales; cómo integrarlos en una redacción académica y cómo citarlos.

Introduces scholarship resources and the application process. Examines and applies the concept of 'telling the story of me,' and drafting, revising, and editing a complete scholarship application essay.

Introduces American Psychological Association (APA) style and documentation, including document format, in-text citation, and References page. Includes style and documentation for narrative and academic papers. Students will work with provided sources. Recommended for pre-nursing and nursing students, allied health students, and STEM and social science students.

Guides students through the discussion and practice of writing creatively in many genres and formats, primarily poetry, fiction, drama, and creative non-fiction in a workshop format. May also include screenwriting, digital story telling, film, and performance genres.

Through the discussion and analysis of dramatic structure, character development and the elements of good storytelling in both visual and written language, students will learn the basic elements of scriptwriting for comics. They will also develop skills in the reading, writing, research, discussion and editing of their own work.

A course in writing university-level research papers and pursuing lifelong learning through advanced research. Students continue to develop their information and research literacy by carrying out inquiry-driven research; this involves a variety of research skills and tools and an emphasis on locating, assessing, and working with college library resources.

WR-227Z introduces students to producing instructive, informative, and persuasive technical/professional documents aimed at well-defined and achievable outcomes. The course focuses on presenting information using rhetorically appropriate style, design, vocabulary, structure, and visuals. Students can expect to gather, read, and analyze information and to learn a variety of strategies for producing accessible, usable, reader-centered deliverable documents that are clear, concise, and ethical.

Techniques of writing and analyzing types of creative nonfiction such as literary journalism, memoirs, nature or science writing, travel writing, and personal essays.

Introduction to the theory, art and creative practice of fiction writing, with specific emphasis on short prose forms.

Provides the basic skills for writing and revising poems following contemporary trends in form and content; provides a supportive environment and the critical abilities to read and discuss poems confidently.

Designed for students who wish to be introduced to the craft of playwriting, including the art of dialogue and the elements of dramatic structure. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.

For students with previous writing experience who wish to learn advanced techniques in the theory, art and creative practice of fiction writing. Specific emphasis on the creation and revision of short prose forms, with focused attention on their publication and distribution.

For students with writing experience who wish to learn advanced techniques of writing poetry, including developing voice and style and exploring publishing.

For students with an interest in creative writing and/or literary journal publication who wish to develop publishing skills. Students work collaboratively to acquire and revise manuscripts for publication in an award-winning literary journal featuring poetry and short fiction from local and international authors. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.

This course will continue to cover the narrative and dramatic techniques begun in Introduction to Playwriting. Students will create and workshop a one-act play, and explore avenues for future production. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.

For students with an interest in creative writing and/or literary journal publication who wish to develop publishing skills. Students work collaboratively to copyedit manuscripts for publication and create marketing materials for an award-winning literary journal featuring poetry and short fiction from local and international authors. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.

For students with an interest in creative writing and/or literary journal publication who wish to develop publishing skills. Students work collaboratively to design and layout manuscripts in book form, and to publish and promote an award-winning literary journal featuring poetry and short fiction from local and international authors. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.

Explores the fundamentals of screenplay composition through the use of various writing exercises and workshop techniques. Discussion of dramatic structure and the elements of good storytelling. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.

This course offers an expansion of fundamental skills initiated in Introduction to Screenwriting. Students will construct a feature-length screenplay, further develop their critical response skills through peer editing and review, and seek options for production of their work. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.

Digital Storytelling is a contemporary expression of the ancient art of storytelling. In this class students will write and create unique digital first person narratives using cloud-based editing tools, photographic and film images, music, and voice. Students will further become active participants in both local and global communities of storytellers.

Explores topics having to do with nature and the environment. Using a workshop format, students will develop the technique of nature writing, focusing on literary journalism, memoir, personal essay, travel writing, and poetry.

Learn to write uniquely and powerfully about food, from recipes to reviews to personal narrative. Bring the pen to the plate and vice versa, enriching your appreciation for sustenance and sentences at the same time.