First-Year Writing Courses
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WRIT 1122: Academic Writing
WRIT 1133: Academic Research
WRIT 1622: Advanced Writing Seminar
WRIT 1733: Honors Writing
Course Policies
Information for Transfer Students
AP/IB credit for WRIT 1122
Information for Off Sequence Students
Selected Student Essays from Spring 2007
WRIT 1122: Academic Writing
On completing this course, students are expected to
have enhanced the following skills: analytic and critical
reading strategies; a basic understanding of rhetorical
situations and rhetorical analysis; the ability to write for
specific audiences and discourse communities, in a voice
effective for those situations; the ability to write texts
that are organized, coherent and substantive, demonstrating
rhetorical, linguistic and analytical competence.
The course will provide instruction and practice in
academic and civic writing that exhibits conventions of
effective writing and presentation for well-educated
readers. Students complete at least 20 pages of revised
and polished writing, in multiple assignments, as well
as numerous additional exercises. more about WRIT 1122
Winter 2010 WRIT Poster Gallery
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WRIT 1133: Academic Research
This course builds on the writing and rhetorical skills
learned in WRIT 1122 by shifting attention from general
rhetorical strategies to specific rhetorical strategies that
shape different kinds of academic inquiry. Through
introduction to quantitative, qualitative, and textual
research traditions, students will identify how written
reasoning varies in terms of the questions posed, the
kind of evidence used to answer them, and the nature of
the audience or forum for the result. In addition, the
course will teach how to shape research into substantive
academic arguments, with attention to the ethical consequences
of their rhetorical choices. Students will be
asked to develop their linguistic, design and reasoning
competencies, with added consideration of citation
conventions. Students will complete at least 20 pages of
revised and polished writing, in multiple assignments, as
well as numerous additional exercises, in projects requiring
library-based research as well as other types.
Prerequisite: WRIT 1122. more about WRIT 1133
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WRIT 1622: Advanced Writing Seminar I
A writing course for advanced first-year students,
emphasizing rhetorical strategies for different academic
and civic audiences and purposes; critical reading and
analysis; and research. Course sections focus on a coherent
set of texts, usually on an issue or theme; contact the
Writing Program for specific information each quarter.
Prerequisite: admission to Honors Program; score of
three or better on AP Language and Composition or
Language and Literature exams, or four on the IB
English; or permission of the director of writing.
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WRIT 1633: Advanced Writing Seminar II
A continuation of WRIT 1622, this is a writing course
for advanced first-year students, emphasizing rhetoric
strategies for different academic and civic audiences and
purposes; critical reading and analysis; and research. The
course has a significant research component. Course sections
focus on a coherent set of texts, usually on an issue
or theme; contact the Writing Program for specific information
each semester. Prerequisite: WRIT 1122 or 1622,
plus one of the following: admission to the Honors
Program; score of three or better on AP Language and
Composition or Language and Literature exam, or four
on the IB English or specific permission of the director
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WRIT 1733: Honors Writing
Honors Writing is designed for students who will benefit
from a particularly rigorous and in-depth experience
with language. This class offers a theme around which
students read serious and challenging texts and write at
least 25 pages of polished prose, with additional less
formal writings. The course offers advanced instruction
in rhetorical theory and practice, as well as writing in
multiple research traditions in the academy. Class is a
highly participatory discussion format, and students will
have latitude in choosing and directing much of their
work. Topics vary from section to section. Prerequisite:
admission to the Honors Program and either WRIT
1622 or 1122; or permission of the director of writing,
in consultation with the director of Honors. For more information, see a Letter to Honors Students.
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Course Policies
In order to support the best learning and teaching conditions, The University Writing Program has adopted a minimal number of policies that govern all of its courses, for more information, click here.
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Information for Transfer Students
Transfer Credit for WRIT 1122 or WRIT 1133
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AP or IB Credit for WRIT 1122
For specific information for getting credit from AP and IB scores, please click here.
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Information for Off-Sequence Students
All first-year students should complete WRIT 1122 in the winter quarter and WRIT 1133 in the spring quarter. Students who don't, for whatever reason, are "off-sequence." So are students who haven't completed the old ENGG requirements.
Policies for Students Who are Off-Sequence in First Year Writing
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First-Year Writing Student Essays
A World of Difference: Selected Essays from First-Year Writers at the University of Denver, Spring 2007
Editor: Heather Martin
Designer: Rebekah Shultz-Colby
PDF of Publication
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