Warren Writing
- WCWP 10A
- WCWP 10B
- WCWP 100
- WCWP Technical Writing
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The purpose of the Warren Writing sequence is to enable undergraduate students, through intensive practice, to read and write academic arguments in preparation for their work in various academic disciplines. It is required of all Warren College students.
Prerequisite: Satisfaction of the university Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) also known as Subject A. Open to Warren College students only. (Letter grade only.)
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.
Each year, all classes focus on a single topic for the 10A course, and writing assignments are consistent across all 10A sections. The topic for 2020-2021 is "Climate Justice."
It is highly recommended you take 10A as soon as you are able to. Our classes tend to get impacted and since 10A, 10B, 27, and 28 need to be completed in sequence, the sooner you take 10A the less likely you are to incur delays in your GE progression.
In the Warren Writing Program we have a handful of principles for "good writing":
Good writing is interconnected to critical thinking and critical reading. Therefore, we also have some principles of reading and critical thinking that we hope to teach in our classes:
The strategies we hope to teach in this course represent meaningful communicative tools that can help students grow and contribute to the world around them.
Required Texts: Axelrod and Cooper, The Concise St. Martin’s Guide to Writing, 8th Edition - available through Redshelf
As an entryway into learning about the craft of writing and the foundations of reading and critical thinking, we will ask and answer some big, ethical and justice-related questions about the global climate crisis. In the first part of the course, we will ask questions such as: How do climate scientists write about the causes and effects of the climate crisis? How urgently do we need to implement solutions? If climate scientists are telling us that we need to act now, then why are we being so slow to implement solutions in our communities and across the country?
In the second part of the course we will turn our attention to solutions and questions of justice. Although we will all be impacted by climate change, those consequences will not be shared equally. Those least responsible for the climate crisis will bear the greatest consequences first. Younger generations are inheriting a crisis that they did not create. What climate solutions are most needed now? What solutions will benefit the least powerful and the most vulnerable? What solutions are most equitable for all?
As with the first unit, we are most interested in the role of writing and communication. What are the most ethical and effective ways to write about climate solutions? What messages do we want to share with our audiences? What do different audiences need from us as writers in order to implement the solutions that are most needed now?
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