An intensive, accelerated course satisfying concurrently the requirements of the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement and the first half of Reading and Composition. Readings will include imaginative, expository and argumentative texts representative of the range of those encountered in the undergraduate curriculum and will feature authors from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and perspectives. Instruction in writing a range of discourse forms and in the revision of papers.

Multiple different courses may qualify as transferable. Check with the institution for definitive transfer information.

This course emphasizes writing as a social act and method of learning. Students develop rhetorical awareness, critical thinking, information literacy, and composing processes; investigate and analyze multiple perspectives; and create written and oral communication for various purposes, audiences, and contexts.