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Once a student has completed WR 121Z, they are required to take an elective course from among the offerings in the Writing II category. The required Writing II course is part of a student’s Bacc Core experience. These courses are designed to deepen students’ awareness of and capacity with writing tools and expectations in a core area (e.g. academic writing, professional writing, technical writing, etc). In all cases, Writing II courses engage students in the process of critical thinking, audience analysis, document planning, and revision.
Course
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Course Name |
Skills you'll work on |
WRIting projects may include |
| WR 201 | Writing for Media | You'll learn to write the news in a variety of styles, including print, broadcast, liveblog, and storyboarding. |
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| WR 214 | Writing in Business | You'll develop writing techniques for workplace situations, excellent email skills, and strategies for writing collaboratively with a team. |
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| WR 323 | English Composition | You'll learn to decode the persuasive forces that shape our world--academic and beyond, and you'll learn to encode your own arguments for maximum persuasive impact. |
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| WR 224 | Introduction to Fiction Writing | You'll build your understanding of the foundational elements of storytelling by reading and writing short fiction. |
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| WR 230 | Essentials of English Grammar | You'll learn how to avoid common errors and use punctuation effectively, and you'll develop your grammar vocabulary. |
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| WR 240 | Introduction to Nonfiction Writing | You'll learn how to tell true stories through vivid and engaging creative nonfiction. |
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| WR 241 | Introduction to Poetry Writing | You'll develop skills in incisive word choice, sound, imagery, and other poetic techniques through exposure to a range of poetic forms and subjects. |
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| WR 250 | Podcast Storytelling | You'll develop the skills to launch your own podcast, including how to record, interview, structure and edit narrative podcasts. |
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| WR 303 | Writing for the Web | You'll examine the visible and invisible forces that shape our internet interactions, and you'll learn to write for digital audiences across platforms. |
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| WR 227Z | Technical Writing | You'll construct clear and concise technical workplace documents that leverage your readers' needs and values to achieve your professional goals. |
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| WR 362 | Science Writing | You'll learn to write about complex scientific research in an entertaining, engaging, and accurate way for a general audience. |
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