Expository Writing (EXWR1-UC)

Introduction to Creative and Expository Writing introduces students to broad a range of writing activities, exercises and texts within the fields of creative and expository writing. Students will sharpen their skills through practice and reflection and learn how to use writing as a tool for thinking, learning and organizing. They will write, read and analyze texts in a variety of forms to help them generate ideas and focus their thinking. They will also become more familiar with the conventions of Standard English. By the end of the semester students will have developed strategies for effective writing and communication.

Writing for Exploration is a course designed to help students develop into independent and more confident writers. Students will engage in a variety of activities aimed at helping them discover the pleasures of language, develop strategies for reading and writing, and identify processes that work best for them in order to become someone who connects reading and writing to understanding the world. Students will develop writing skills necessary for success in college and future careers.

This course focuses on the development of analytical thinking and the use of evidence in the context of research, scholarly, creative and professional writing. Students expand their understanding of the purposes and processes of research by developing a formal investigatory paper. In this way, students develop familiarity with the conventions of academic discourse. Frequent written assignments, as well as the workshop structure, help students build fluency.