Drew University Writing Placement Process
2009
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Writing Course Descriptions
In College Writing I and II students develop, and practice the advanced literacy skills necessary for a liberal arts education. Students develop their critical reading, writing, and research skills, and strengthen all aspects of the writing process from invention to editing. The courses build on the sense of intellectual community developed in the College Seminar and serve as a bridge between the first year writing sequence and the writing intensive and writing in the majors courses that follow. Students in each section of College Writing co are co-enrolled in one of three of four other courses, creating writing-focused learning communities. In the Fall semester, co-enrollment is with the College Seminar.
CWRTG 1 / College Writing I Fall semester (2 credits)
College Writing extends the sense of intellectual community developed in the College Seminars in which students are co-enrolled. In this course, students write about topics raised in their College Seminar and the Common Hour. They work alone and in peer groups to explore connections between their seminars and develop exploratory writing from the seminar into papers. In order to develop and practice the advanced literacy skills necessary for a liberal arts education, they read and respond to texts written for a variety of academic and non-academic audiences and explore the style, vocabulary, and structure of those texts, along with the impact of audience and purpose.
CWRTG 1A / College Writing I Plus Fall semester (2 credits)
College Writing Plus extends the sense of intellectual community developed in the College Seminars in which students are co-enrolled and also includes small group instructor-led recitation sessions to provide additional instruction and support for students as they draft and revise their papers. In this course students write about topics raised in their College Seminar and the Common Hour. They work alone and in peer groups to explore connections between their seminars and develop exploratory writing from the seminar into papers. In order to develop and practice the advanced literacy skills necessary for a liberal arts education, they read and respond to texts written for a variety of academic and non-academic audiences and explore the style, vocabulary, and structure of those texts, along with the impact of audience and purpose. College Writing Plus is capped at 12 students to ensure opportunity for one-on-one work.
CWRTG 1B / College Writing I Accelerated Fall semester (2 credits)
College Writing I extends the sense of intellectual community developed in the College Seminar in which students are co-enrolled. In this course, they write about topics raised in their College Seminar, the Common Hour and at least one of their other courses. In order to develop and practice the advanced literacy skills necessary for a liberal arts education, they read and respond to texts from several academic disciplines. By exploring the style, vocabulary, and structure of disciplinary discourse they begin to develop the flexibility to move between academic disciplines and to assess the needs of academic and non-academic audiences and revise their writing accordingly. Students use what they learn in those courses as the basis for papers that interpret current events reported in the media and topics presented in the Common Hour. They also conduct additional research to expand those interpretations and revise their papers. Students work alone and in peer groups to develop connections with what they have learned in their other courses. Students who take College Writing 1B in the Fall may move directly to Writing Intensive or Writing in the Major courses without completing a second semester of writing.
CWRTG 2 / College Writing II Spring semester (2 credits)
In this course, students continue to practice and develop the advanced literacy skills learned in College Writing I. They read and respond to texts from several academic disciplines, exploring the style, vocabulary, and structure of disciplinary discourse. In this way, they begin to develop the flexibility to move between academic disciplines and to assess the needs of academic and nonacademic audiences and revise their writing accordingly. Students are co-enrolled in a breadth course and use what they learn in that course as the basis for papers that interpret current events reported in the media and topics presented in the Common Hour. They also conduct additional research to expand those interpretations and revise their papers. Students work alone and in peer groups to develop connections with what they have learned in their other courses.
CWRTG 2A / College Writing II Plus Spring semester (2 credits)
In this course, students continue to practice and develop the advanced literacy skills learned in College Writing I. This section of the course includes small group instructor-led recitation sessions to provide additional instruction and support for students as they draft and revise their papers. Students read and respond to texts from several academic disciplines, exploring the style, vocabulary, and structure of disciplinary discourse. In this way they begin to develop the flexibility to move between academic disciplines and to assess the needs of academic and nonacademic audiences and revise their writing accordingly. Students are co-enrolled in a breadth course and use what they learn in that course as the basis for papers that interpret current events reported in the media and topics presented in the Common Hour. They also conduct additional research to expand those interpretations and revise their papers Students work alone and in peer groups to develop connections with what they have learned in their other courses.
............Questions?
............Please contact the Director of Composition, Professor Sandra Jamieson, if you have any questions or concerns.
............She can be reached at sjamieso@drew.edu