Clackamas Community College

Writing (WR)

WR-101  Workplace Writing  
4 credits, Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer  

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

Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-101 or WR-121Z  
WR-121Z  Composition I  
4 credits, Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer  

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.

Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-122Z  Composition II  
4 credits, Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer  

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.

Prerequisites: WR-121Z with a C or better  
WR-124ES  Escritura de ensayos de nivel universitario en español  
4 credits, Fall/Winter  

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.

Required: Los y las estudiantes deben leer y escribir a nivel universitario, en español, antes de comenzar el curso
Prerequisites: WRD-098ES o tener un nivel de evaluación de WR-124ES
  
WR-127  Scholarship Essay Writing  
1 credits, Fall/Winter  

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.

WR-128  Introduction to APA Style & Documentation  
1 credits, Fall/Winter  

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.

Prerequisites: WR-121Z with a C or better  
WR-140  Introduction to Writing Creatively  
4 credits, Summer/Fall/Winter  

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.

Recommended Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-222  English Composition  
4 credits, Not Offered Every Year  

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.

Prerequisites: WR-122Z  
WR-227Z  Technical Writing  
4 credits, Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer  

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.

Prerequisites: WR-121Z with a C or better  
WR-240  Creative Nonfiction Writing I  
4 credits, Not Offered Every Term  

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

Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-241  Fiction Writing I  
4 credits, Fall/Winter  

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

Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-242  Poetry Writing I  
4 credits, Fall/Winter  

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.

Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-243  Playwriting I  
4 credits, Not Offered Every Term  

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.

Recommended Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-244  Fiction Writing II  
4 credits, Spring  

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.

Prerequisites: WR-241  
WR-245  Poetry Writing II  
4 credits, Spring  

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

Prerequisites: WR-242  
WR-246  Editing & Publishing  
4 credits, Winter  

This course is for students with an interest in creative writing and/or literary journal design, layout, and publication who wish to develop editing and publishing skills. Students work collaboratively as editors to contribute to the production of a literary journal. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.

Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-247  Playwriting II  
4 credits, Not Offered Every Term  

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.

Prerequisites: WR-243 or Student Petition  
WR-248  Bookmaking: Design and Layout  
4 credits, Fall  

This course covers the design and layout process to produce and publish manuscripts in book form. It includes basic design theory and the step-by-step process for laying out a manuscript using professional design software. Students will also learn how to submit publishable files for print-on-demand. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.

Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-250  Book Promotion  
4 credits, Spring  

The purpose of this course is to understand the role of marketing in book publishing, and to develop the necessary skills to create promotional materials including marketing plans, tip sheets, press releases, and collateral.

Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-262  Introduction to Screenwriting  
4 credits, Fall/Spring  

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.

Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-263  Screenwriting II  
4 credits, Not Offered Every Year  

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.

Prerequisites: WR-262 or Student Petition
Recommended Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z
  
WR-265  Digital Storytelling  
4 credits, Winter  

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.

Recommended Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-268  Creative Nonfiction Writing II: Nature Writing  
4 credits, Not Offered Every Term  

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.

Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z  
WR-270  Creative Nonfiction Writing II: Food Writing  
4 credits, Fall  

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.

Recommended Prerequisites: WRD-098 or placement in WR-121Z