WTNG 321 - Multimodal Writing in Public Spheres

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Roger Williams University

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Description:

Prerequisite: Successful completion (C- or higher) of WTNG 102Fulfills a course requirement in the Professional and Public Writing CoreConcentration and MinorAt least sophomore standing or consent of instructorThis course explores the theory and practice of writing that servespublic interests. As writing in public spheres is produced across avariety of media - from blogs to tweets to visual images to print-basedtexts - students will produce and analyze multimodal compositionsmeant to accomplish a specific outcome for a particular audience.Students will explore the theoretical, rhetorical, and ethicalconsiderations of writing in public spheres, and produce a variety ofmultimodal genres. Note: previous experience with digital or multimodalcomposing not required.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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