UWRT 1101 - ANDREWS

In UWRT 1101, writing is both the primary subject of inquiry and the primary activity.  Students write, revise, edit and reflect on their writing with the support of the teacher and peers.  Students also engage critically with the opinions and voices of others, as they are encouraged to understand how their writing can have an effect on themselves and their environments.  As the primary subject of readings and discussion, writing is explored as it relates to different contexts, discourses, cultures and textual media.  As students inquire into literacy, they understand their own writing and development with heightened awareness. 

 

Grades are derived primarily from portfolios that include work generated throughout the term as well as an analysis of your learning and your writing. Because reading, talking, and writing are inextricably linked, you will do all three as a part of your work in this class.  

 

In our section of UWRT 1101, we will be working together toward the following goals:

• Thinking critically about rhetoric and rhetorical choices

• Writing for specific audiences and purposes

• Recognizing writing as a social act and working collaboratively with others

• Writing to understand and explore through journaling and reflection

• Understanding the structure and possibilities of digital composition

• Revising and editing your own work

• Responding constructively to peers’ work through a writing process

• Writing in varied genres for varied purposes

• Recognizing the purposes, needs, and uses of multimodal writing

• Reflection on your writing and your progress as a writer