further develop your analytical thinking skills
and writing skills.
help you become more aware of and more fully
develop your own approach to the writing process, including attention to
revision.
develop a sense of audience (to whom you are
writing and for what purpose) by examining and writing about published
texts written for different audiences.
use writing as a way of clarifying thinking
and becoming a more informed reader
expand your awareness of yourself as a person
and as a writer.
write effective and interesting prose. Prose
can be correct but boring and lose the reader's interest. Prose can also
be interesting but so muddied by unclear focus, incorrect grammar, punctuation,
etc., that it loses its effectiveness.
stretch your boundaries - risking to try new
approaches, new perspectives
work cooperatively with others on group projects
and becoming an adept responder to others' writing.
use computers to: research information in
your major via the Internet and electronic databases; read and critique
online readings; conduct our primary class "business;" share writing and
"talk" to each other via computer-mediated communication
become familiar with the writing (hard copy
and cyber copy) in your major by interviewing professionals, examining
and analyzing various compositions in your field of study