WR 115 — WR115 Introduction to College Writing
This course introduces students to college-level reading, thinking, and writing. Students will be introduced to rhetorical concepts and will collaborate to produce writing for a variety of purposes and audiences while considering appropriate modalities to achieve or enhance a final written draft. Reading, writing, and critical thinking activities will focus on inquiry and the development of metacognition throughout all stages of the writing process. This class also introduces students to information literacy and to integrating source material and practicing MLA citation. Students will produce three formal essays of 700 to 800 words each for a total of 2000 to 2500 words of revised, final draft copy over the term.