Description
Focuses on both the writing process and the writing product. Students learn and apply a wide range of techniques for shaping topics, generating ideas, understanding audience and purpose, developing adequate detail, revising, editing and proofreading. Students work in class to develop techniques for shaping topics, drafting, and revising. Students are also introduced to the fundamentals of writing arguments and writing with research. Students must complete the course and earn a minimum C grade in coursework and on a writing portfolio to exit the course