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Required of all writing consultants in the first three semesters during which they work at the Writing Center. They may take this course for one credit hour per semester but may not accumulate more than three credit hours. This course will provide a philosophical and theoretical background to peer tutoring as well as hands-on instruction for working with students in various aspects of the writing process. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG-120 or Advanced Standing in English and Permission of the Division.

Explores all elements of the writer's basic tool: the sentence. The course focuses on the possibilities of writing graceful, powerful, and/or effective sentences, no matter what the writer's purpose or genre. Students will analyze both professional and student models and develop tools and skills necessary to go beyond the conventional and traditional to explore the possibilities of English sentence construction in both practical and artistic composition. Prerequisite: WRI-234 or permission of the Division.

Develops skills of advanced expressive, expository, and research writing--employing current aims of discourse and emphasizing peer critiquing. Students are exposed to working collaboratively on such projects as group presentations, group research, and essays. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG-120 or Advanced Standing in English.

An introduction to the writing of fiction, poetry, and drama. Emphasizes both the exercising of the imagination and the shaping of that imagination into artistic forms. Prerequisite: Successful completion of one of the following: ENG-120, ENG-140, WRI-140, or Advanced Standing in English with a C or higher.

An advanced study of expository writing patterns and strategies, including research writing. Emphasizes the influence of classical rhetoric on modern forms. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG-120 or Advanced Standing in English.

The study and practices of persuasive writing. Includes analysis of pulpit rhetoric, political rhetoric, advertising techniques, and propaganda. Based on classical rhetoric, the course considers the psychological impact of language on behavior. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG-120 or Advanced Standing in English.