Skip to main content

WCWP 10A: The Writing Course A 


warren-class-pic-6.jpg

WCWP 10A, the first course in the Warren Writing Sequence, provides students with reading, writing and critical thinking tools that will prepare them for school and for life. 

The close reading, reflecting, and writing practices students will learn in this course will encourage them to both question and build on what they learned about writing in high school and in other academic courses. Students will also develop tools for thinking critically about justice, ethics, and other social issues as they take other courses, choose a major, and deepen their understanding of current social problems.


Course Information

2024-2025 Course Theme: "Communicating Justice: Lives in the Balance"

Required Texts: How Scholars Write, by Aaron Ritzenberg and Sue Mendelsohn.
The above textbook and all other course reading material can be purchased and found on the Canvas learning modules.

Schedule and Registration

Spring 2025 Class Schedule

WCWP 10B Spring 2025 Schedule

Sect

Day

Time

Room

Instructor

001 MW 8:00am - 9:20am WSAC 132 Simrita Dhir
002 MW 9:30am - 10:50am WSAC 132 Simrita Dhir
012 TT 9:30am - 10:50am WSAC 101 Emily Windham
013 TT 11am - 12:20pm WSAC 101 Emily Windham
014 TT 12:30pm - 1:50pm WSAC 101 Mathew Holloway
015 TT 2:00pm - 3:20pm WSAC 101 Emily Windham
016 TT 3:30pm - 4:50pm WSAC 101 Mathew Holloway
017 TT 5:00pm - 6:20pm WSAC 101 Mathew Holloway
018 MW 8:00am - 9:20am EBU3B 1124 Jordan Escobar
019 MW 9:30am - 10:50am EBU3B 1124 Jordan Escobar
020 MW 12:30pm - 1:50pm EBU3B 1124 Jordan Escobar
021 TT 9:30am - 10:50am EBU3B 1124 Jill Martiniuk
022 TT 11am - 12:20pm EBU3B 1124 Jill Martiniuk
023 TT 2:00pm - 3:20pm EBU3B 1124 Jill Martiniuk

** If viewing on a phone, please turn it horizontal.

Registration Information and Prerequisites

We encourage students to complete 10A by the end of their first year at UCSD. 

Our classes tend to get impacted. Because WCWP 10A, WCWP 10B, PHIL/POLY 27, and PHIL/POLY 28 need to be completed in sequence, the sooner you take 10A, the less likely you are to incur delays in your General Education Requirements progression.

Enrollment in WCWP 10A is only open to Warren College students who have successfully satisfied the university Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR)*, also known as Subject A. Students may clear the ELWR in a variety of ways, including through previous test scores, classes, or a placement exam. Students that do not clear the ELWR requirement must take classes with the Analytical Writing Program before they can be eligible to enroll in Warren Writing. 

*Students may not enroll in WCWP 10A until their record reflects they have satisfied this requirement. We do not authorize students to enroll in this course prior to fulfilling this requirement. We do not accept self-reported grades or test scores for authorization.