Jul 09, 2025  
2010-2011 HillBook (Class of 2014) 
    
2010-2011 HillBook (Class of 2014) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

WRI 141 - First Year Writing Seminar: Composition and Literature

Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters

This seminar is designed for students who wish to review or upgrade the essential skills of writing, critical reading, and textual analysis at the college level. Drawing on a variety of texts from multiple disciplines, this seminar focuses on the thesis driven essay, emphasizing idea development, drafting, revising, editing, and manuscript preparation, with special attention to style, voice, and the writer’s craft. Instructors provide extensive feedback on student work, helping them to gain more confidence with grammar, sentence structure, and other conventions of English usage within specific rhetorical contexts.