Course Description:This course introduces students to writing as a conscious and developmental activity. Students learn to read, think, and write in response to a variety of texts, to integrate their ideas with those of others, and to treat writing as recursive process. Through this work with texts, students are exposed to a range of reading and writing techniques they can employ in other courses and are introduced to fundamental skills of information literacy. Students work individually and collaboratively, participate in peer review, and learn to take more responsibility for their writing development. Placement into this course is determined by multiple measures, including high school achievement and SAT scores. 4.000 Credit hours.
My Description: This class, along with many other classes, is a core class for the Westbrook College of Health Professions, and I believe, should be. This class has greatly improved my understanding of literature and writing at the college level .This class, taught by Dr. Cripps, dives into the ideas of Literacy, and Discourse, from many different speakers, authors, and sociologists. Many different important and key ideas are taught at different points throughout the semester, so it’s important to do all of the assigned reading, annotating, and writing, so you do not fall behind.
