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Course Descriptions for WRI 101 & WRI 102
WRI 101: First Year Writing
Offered Every Semester
Prerequisite : Placement
First Year Writing offers writing support for FSP First Seminar and WRI 102 Academic Writing. A zero-credit, ungraded, repeatable tutorial, First Year Writing must be taken concurrently with FSP or with WRI 102. May be repeated.
WRI 102: Academic Writing
1 Course Unit
Offered Annually
Academic Writing offers students the opportunity to develop, advance, and practice skills in the production of academic prose. Within a framework of sophisticated readings, highly coordinated writing workshops, and instructor feedback, students practice the modes of writing necessary to succeed in college. Students read critically, cultivate habits of effective and ethical research, practice conventions of documentation, and use information technologies. Topical readings may vary among sections.
WRI 102 is offered in thematic sections. Sections offered in Spring 2009 include:
- The American Dream
- Burgers, Bathrooms, and Bias
- For Students, By Students
- Human Rights
- Issues in Film
- Race and Gender in Disney Films
- Reading The New York Times
Section themes will be updated by the end of October.
