University of St. Thomas

4 Credit Hours

Students will read and write about literary texts critically and closely. The course emphasizes recursive reading and writing processes that encourage students to discover, explain, question and clarify ideas. To this end, students will study a variety of genres as well as terms and concepts helpful to close analysis of those genres. They will practice various forms of writing for specific audiences and purposes. Students will reflect on and develop critical awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses as readers and writers.

4 Credit Hours

Students will read and write about literary texts critically and closely. The course emphasizes recursive reading and writing processes that encourage students to discover, explain, question and clarify ideas. To this end, students will study a variety of genres as well as terms and concepts helpful to close analysis of those genres. They will practice various forms of writing for specific audiences and purposes. Students will reflect on and develop critical awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses as readers and writers.

4 Credit Hours

Persuasion is a powerful force--one that shapes not only our opinions, but our ways of looking at the world. It is a force we use whenever we write, even when we aren't consciously constructing an argument. In this course, we will consider both the theory and practice of persuasion. After learning some of the major theoretical approaches to persuasion from Aristotle to the present, we will delve into analyzing persuasive discourse in our culture. Editorials, essays, academic writing, and political discourse represent some of the more common genres of persuasive discourse we will study; less common forms include electronic forums, advertising, and other visual media. You will contribute some of the examples we analyze as well. All of this reading and analysis of persuasive discourse ultimately will feed your writing in this genre. We will do a great deal of writing in this course, both informal and formal, workshopping all major papers and learning through practice the best means of persuasion for various rhetorical contexts. For your final project, you will have the opportunity to create a persuasive document that you will actually use: an editorial, an academic argument, a graduate school application, a marriage proposal...you name it! Through participation in this course, you will gain a more expansive view of analysis and persuasion, refining your critical and rhetorical writing skills. This course counts towards the writing distribution requirement for English majors. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111/121 and ENGL 112/201-204, or ENGL 190.

4 Credit Hours

Persuasion is a powerful force--one that shapes not only our opinions, but our ways of looking at the world. It is a force we use whenever we write, even when we aren't consciously constructing an argument. In this course, we will consider both the theory and practice of persuasion. After learning some of the major theoretical approaches to persuasion from Aristotle to the present, we will delve into analyzing persuasive discourse in our culture. Editorials, essays, academic writing, and political discourse represent some of the more common genres of persuasive discourse we will study; less common forms include electronic forums, advertising, and other visual media. You will contribute some of the examples we analyze as well. All of this reading and analysis of persuasive discourse ultimately will feed your writing in this genre. We will do a great deal of writing in this course, both informal and formal, workshopping all major papers and learning through practice the best means of persuasion for various rhetorical contexts. For your final project, you will have the opportunity to create a persuasive document that you will actually use: an editorial, an academic argument, a graduate school application, a marriage proposal...you name it! Through participation in this course, you will gain a more expansive view of analysis and persuasion, refining your critical and rhetorical writing skills. This course counts towards the writing distribution requirement for English majors. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111/121 and ENGL 112/201-204, or ENGL 190.

4 Credit Hours

The course provides students with intensive practice in writing, enabling them to adapt to the demands of differing rhetorical contexts. Emphasis on understanding writing processes and learning to respond thoughtfully to writing at various stages. Critical reading will be practiced as an integral part of the writing process. Prerequisite: participation in the Academic Development Program

4 Credit Hours

The course provides students with intensive practice in writing, enabling them to adapt to the demands of differing rhetorical contexts. Emphasis on understanding writing processes and learning to respond thoughtfully to writing at various stages. Critical reading will be practiced as an integral part of the writing process. Prerequisite: participation in the Academic Development Program