WR 115 - Introduction to Expository Writing

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): RD 90 and WR 90, or WR 91 (WR 91 substitutes for both RD 90 and WR 90), or designated placement.

Course Description: WR115 reviews the basic conventions, purposes, and strategies of college-level writing, with an emphasis on in-class writing. The course will survey a variety of rhetorical modes and prepare students for impromptu questions and essays.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Develop writing with concrete examples relevant to the intended audience.
CLO#2: Express ideas in a clear and readily understandable manner.
CLO#3: Apply knowledge of voice and style relevant to the audience and the specific writing task.
CLO#4: Identify the demands of various rhetorical modes of writing. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#5: Write fluent sentences of varying length and complexity that follow the conventions of English grammar and usage.
CLO#6: Perform required writing tasks in a timely manner, with little or no outside mediation. (ILO: Communication)