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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: WR100 or WR101. A survey of the best fic- tion, poetry, and essays in the best of the current liter- ary magazines. Students buy several current issues of the magazines as "textbooks" and research other maga-zines in the library. The purposes of such study are twofold: an intellectual awareness of the place of such publications in the historical and in the contemporary face of the literary scene and a professional awareness of possible publication resources for the student's own creative work. Requirements include short papers, oral reports, and original fiction, poetry, and/or essays (depending on the student's interests).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing or above. Intended for students with a strong interest in English grammar, not as a static set of rules but, rather, as a set of overlapping inquir- ies into the origins, nature, uses, and consequences of language. The concept of grammar is treated as "a many- splendored thing" by exploring its multiple theoretical and pedagogical models, historical contexts, definitions, and uses.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: WR200 or WR201. A study of rhetorical effects in many types of discourse. Students learn a substantial vocabulary for figures of speech and rhetorical schemes. Through writing rhetorical analyses and invention exer- cises which use the figures and schemes, students become more sophisticated readers and versatile writers.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: WR100 or WR101. A study of the argumen- tative essay as an evolving form for political, social, and personal discussion. Emphasis on the writer's choice of topic, strategy, structure, evidence, and style during different historic periods. Writers range from Aristotle to George Will, and topics from civil disobedience to genetic engineering. Lectures and seminar discussions alternate. Students write a variety of pieces, short and long, on a contemporary issue of their choice.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: WR100 or WR101. Focuses on the writer's audience, on how a writer adjusts his voice to be more effective with various readers and on how one creates the reader within the text. Though the course ventures into psychology, sociology, rhetoric, ethics, and theories of language and style, it will mostly be concerned with309 the practical question, "How can we use this knowledge to get our ideas across in the best way " Includes some organizational and editorial writing.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: WR100 or WR101. A study of the differences between historically privileged masculine and tradition- ally devalued feminine methods of communicating. Focuses on the effects of gender on language use in our culture. Students develop their abilities to recog- nize and then assume the stance most appropriate to subject and audience. Proceeds under the assumption that to become "bilingual" is to become more sophisti-cated as writers and more knowledgeable about issues of writing. Counts toward Gender Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: WR100 or WR101 or HN200 and written permis- sion of the instructor. Prepares students to tutor in the Writ- ing Center by addressing both practical and theoretical issues of one-on-one peer tutoring, such as consulting strategies, the role of grammar instruction, the role of computers, and record keeping. Students read current literature in the field, develop a sense of themselves as writers, role-play tutoring scenarios, observe tutors in the Writing Center, and tutor students (under supervision).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: WR100 or WR101. Informed by classical rheto- ric, students become skilled in the Jesuit tradition of eloquentia perfecta: clear thought delivered eloquently. Students, transforming theory into practice, have ample opportunity to practice speaking to inform, persuade, or commemorate. Subjects for speeches are drawn from political and social issues; the course also offers a busi- ness segment devoted to interviewing and communicat- ing in the workplace. The class improves the chance of success in other courses that require oral presentations; it builds a confidence and ability to speak in groups and to a public audience that is a lifetime asset.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: WR100 or WR101. Studies the genre conven- tions of professional texts such as letters, memorandums, job search documents, proposals, reports, and presen- tations within a rhetorical framework. Students analyze the writing expectations associated with a variety of pro- fessions; examine ways that audience, purpose, form, and context shape professional genres; analyze the interplay of visual rhetoric with text; define the conventions of typical professional genres including letters, memoran- dums, reports, and proposals; analyze the way technolo- gies influence the content, form, and effectiveness of texts; and produce texts in a variety of genres appro- priate to specific environments.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: WR100 or WR101. Students investigate the theoretical and experiential nature of literacy/literacies as a central form of civic action. As Literacy Volunteers of America put it, "We believe that the ability to read and write is critical to personal freedom and the maintenance of a democratic society." Students collaborate with such organizations as the Students Sharing Organization and Community Mapping Project, helping with such projects as a Handbook for Radical Change for Stu- dents written by middle and high school students.
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