WR 121Z - Composition I

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):

WR 115 or designated placement, or BT 113 or BT 114

WR 115Q as required.

Course Description: 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. Formerly offered as WR121.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Apply rhetorical concepts through analyzing and composing a variety of texts (ILO: Communication )
CLO#2: Engage texts critically, ethically, and strategically to support writing goals. (ILO: Critical Thinking )
CLO#3: Develop flexible composing, revising, and editing strategies for a variety of purposes, audiences, writing situations, and genres. (ILO: Communication )
CLO#4: Reflect on knowledge and skills developed in this course and their potential applications in other writing contexts. (ILO: Critical Thinking )

Typical Course Content:

Diagnostic essay (in class)

Summary of an argument; rhetoric and audience

Analysis of an argument

Midterm Writing Exam

Argument and persuasion; MLA format and style

Argumentative research paper

ACTI Code and Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (40) and a standard RCC delivery of (44) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (48) hours per term.