WR 121 is designed to help you develop and strengthen your academic writing skills and prepare you for other writing you will do at Oregon State. Our emphasis in WR 121 is on the process of writing which includes reading and research, critical thinking, prewriting, drafting, and multiple revisions. Because the final product is important, much of our class time will be spent on this multi-step process. Attendance and participation are vital and are required for success in this class. Instructor conferences and peer review as well as consultation with the Writing Center will guide your various drafts. An Information Literacy Portfolio will boost skills in finding, evaluating, integrating, and using a wide variety of sources ethically and powerfully, especially with regard to changing technologies.
Rob Drummond
Instructor
Oregon State University
Moreland 356
2550 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis,
OR
97331 USA
Tel:
541-737-1664
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Course Information
This course aims to increase your textual power by increasing your ability to read, think, and write about ideas and issues in academic and civic conversations. To do this, we will consider what “they say” and what “you say” in response, as well as why (so what? who cares?). You will analyze viewpoints (with a close look at how different authors and stakeholders are situated) and study the elements that go into crafting powerful written and visual arguments in both public and academic realms. Reading contemporary and classic arguments from the textbook and the New York Times provides a sense of our rhetorical tradition over time. You will be responsible for analytical reading, thinking, discussing, researching, and writing. Instructor conferences and peer review as well as consultation with the Writing Center will guide you through various drafts. This classroom is a learning community, so we will show respect for the ideas of all individuals.
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