University Writing 1103 fulfills both components of General Education Goal 1 for Freshman Composition. In UWRT 1103, “Students write extensively as they explore literacy and writing.  They engage critically with the opinions and voices of others while developing an extended inquiry project that integrates materials from varied sources and includes writing in multiple genres.  Students write, revise, edit and reflect on their writing with the support of the teacher and peers.  Students also immerse themselves in a conversation about a topic through reading, questioning, and process writing.  Students learn to distinguish rhetorical contexts, practice different conventions, and develop positions in relation to research.  They also adopt digital technologies to network, compose, and/or critique and disseminate their work.  Grades are derived primarily from portfolios that include work generated throughout the term”  (UNC Charlotte 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog).

 

In 1103, you will develop an extended inquiry project that integrates materials from varied sources and includes writing in multiple genres. 

 

You will write, revise, edit, and reflect on your writing with the support of your teacher and peers.  You will also immerse yourself in a conversation about a topic through reading, questioning, and process writing. You will write in a variety of forms and media and learn to distinguish rhetorical contexts, practice different conventions, and develop positions in relation to research.  You will also adopt digital technologies to network, compose, critique and disseminate your work.

 

Grades will be derived primarily from portfolios that include work generated throughout the term (UNCC Course Description). Because reading, speaking, and writing are inextricably linked, you will do all three as a part of your work in this class. However, this is a “writing class” and you will:

 

• Think critically about rhetoric, literacy, society, and cultural narratives.

• Write for specific audiences and for specific purposes.

• Write to understand and explore through journaling and reflection.

• Research specialized topics through inquiry-based projects.

• Recognize writing as a social act and work collaboratively with others.

• Understand the structure and possibilities of digital composition.

• Revise and edit your own work and respond constructively to peers’ work.

• Write in varied and multiple genres for varied purposes.

• Reflect on your writing and your progress as a writer.

• Recognize the purposes, needs, and uses for multimodal writing.

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