52-1101S Writing and Rhetoric Stretch A

Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch A introduces students to key concepts in writing and rhetoric. These concepts comprise an intellectual framework that enable students to approach a variety of writing tasks in college, in their creative professions, and in their lives as citizens. While the primary focus is on reading and writing alphabetic text, Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch A encourages students to explore the affordances of a variety of genres, media, platforms, and technologies. Along with Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B, this course provides students with ample opportunity for revision and reading assignments, exercises that guide students through longer assignment sequences, instruction about the role of various technologies in writing, and extra one-on-one support from the instructor. This course is graded pass/fail. Students must pass in order to proceed into WRI Stretch B. Students earn 3 credits.

3 Credits