Courses
1000-level introductory writing course:
| writing 1000f/g: | writers' studio |
| writing 1030F: | writing for professional success in nursing |
2100-level introductory writing courses:
| speech 2001: | The major forms of oral discourse |
| writing 2101F/G: | Introduction to Expository writing |
| writing 2111F/G: | Writing in the World: Introduction to Professional Writing |
| Writing 2121F/G: | Text, Lies, and Digital Media: writing for mit |
| Writing 2131F/G: | No Bones About It: writing for the sciences |
2200-level advanced writing courses:
| writing 2202F/G: | Your Argument: Rhetorical Strategy in a Visual Age |
| writing 2203f/G: | From Headline to Deadline: Writing for Publication |
| writing 2204f/g: | Short Flicks: An Introduction to Screenwriting |
| writing 2205f/g: | Hot Type: Technical Writing |
| writng 2206f/g: | Minding Your Ps and Qs: Technical Editing |
| writing 2207f/g: | My Name is url: Writing for the Web |
| writing 2208f/g: | Teaching Writing |
| writing 2209f/g: | Visual Information Packaging: Document Design |
| writing 2210f/g: | GrammarPhobia Demystified: Contemporary Grammar for Writer |
| writing 2211f/g: | The Naked Writer: Fundamentals of Creative Writing |
| writing 2212f/g: | Figures of Speech: Writing for oral Presentation |
| writing 2213f/g: | LOL: Humour Writing |
| writng 2214f/g: | Memoir, Memories, and Disclosure: Creative Non-Fiction |
| writing 2215f/g: | Encoding Persuasion: Rhetorical Theory |
| writng 2216f/g: | Rhetoric: Law Talk |
| writing 2217f/g: | Concept to Product: Publishing |
| writing 2218f/g: | to make a long story short: Introduction to writing short fiction |
| writing 2219f/g: | word travel: Introduction to travel writing |
| writing 2220f/g: | renewing your poetic license: Introduction to writing poetry |
| writing 2221f/g: | self and the rhetorical triangle: an Introduction to interpersonal communication |
| writing 2222f/g: | food writing: Introduction to food writing |
| writing 2299f/g: | Re-visioning Self: Creating Your Professional Portfolio |
2011-2012 special topics writing courses:
writing 2291G: Visual Analysis
Visual rhetoric is a form of communication that uses images to create and analyze meaning or to construct an argument. Our society is driven by visual images. We are constantly viewing billboards, signs, photographs, and other types of visual media. Each image we see, whether is in a magazine, on television, or in a museum is ostensibly used to convey some sort of meaning to the viewer. In this class, we will consider various types of visual media and analyze them to determine what sort of rhetorical argument is being made visually. Think about the many different visually based arguments that you encounter everyday: a television commercial showing Michael Jordan sweating fluorescent Gatorade green; an editorial cartoon showing Barack Obama at the Special Olympics; war protest footage; an ad depicting ripping the clothes off a man wearing a certain type of cologne. Each of these images presents an argument; each of these texts uses visual rhetoric as a means of persuasion. In this course, you will work toward creating your own powerful arguments, both about and through visual rhetoric. You’ll begin by becoming proficient readers of visual arguments. We’ll analyze comic strips and editorial cartoons on a variety of subjects –for instance, Steven Harper, education, cloning, reproductive rights, the War in Iraq, student life—and then move to advertisements—from commercials for cleaning products to movie trailers. Finally, we will examine works of art, both individual pieces and entire shows, to consider how artists use their art as rhetorical tools to construct arguments and convey various meanings to the viewer.
writing 2292g: Writing for the big screen
This screenwriting course explores the art of writing a feature-length screenplay in a workshop setting. Weekly writing assignments focus on the fundamental elements of feature-length screenwriting while the workshop guides students through the various stages of the screenwriting process: concept, outline, character breakdown, treatment, drafting, and revision. Students will complete the first act of a feature-length film by the end of the course.writing 2293g: fashionUsing high fashion magazines as well as select books, this course will cover the basic areas of fashion writing (review, trend reports, profiles, etc.) as well as explore how fashion can be used as a lens to discuss other areas of cultural and social significance. Students will learn about fashion history, how to draw connections between design inspiration and trends, how to watch a fashion show, and more. By the end of the course, students will have reviewed a fashion show, conducted their own street style interview, and written an in-depth article on either a trend or another aspect of fashion.
writing 2293G: fashion
Using high fashion magazines as well as select books, film/video, and internet resources, this course
will cover the basic areas of fashion writing (review, trend reports, profiles, etc.) as well as explore
how fashion can be used as a lens to discuss other areas of cultural and social significance.
Students will learn about fashion history, how to draw connections between design inspiration and
trends, how to watch a fashion show, and more. By the end of the course, students will have
presented on a designer of their choice, reviewed a fashion show, conducted their own street style
interview, and written an in-depth article on either a trend or another aspect of fashion.
writing 2294G: New rhetorical genre theory
This course will introduce students to the inter-disciplinary field of genre and the new rhetorical theory which emerged in Canada and North America in the mid-1980’s at the first International Genre Conference held at Carleton University in 1983. Since then Canadian scholars and educators have been at the forefront of the explosion of research on writing studies, composition theory, writing in the disciplines, workplace writing, and writing in socio-cultural spaces. This course will be of interest to students who want to deepen their understanding about the textual dynamics of writing, how writing functions in workplace cultures, or the role of writing in shaping academic disciplines. This course will assist students in understanding and applying their personal, academic, and professional writing skills toward more effective teaching and learning, researching in their academic fields, or analyzing writing practices in professional contexts.
writing 2295g: The Art of the Personal essay
In his collection, The Art of the Personal Essay, Philip Lopate states that “the hallmark of the personal essay is its intimacy” and “the personal essay has an open form and a drive to candor and self-disclosure.” But the self-disclosure of a personal essay is not simply of the confessional kind – it aims to resonate with readers’ experience of their own humanity. We will explore the arts of writing personal essays by reading and studying strong examples of this kind of creative non-fiction, and writing assignments, in-class writing exercises, and peer review (in which we provide critical feedback on one another’s work in both written and workshop formats).
writing 2296F: Sport writing
For at least a century, the sports pages have been an integral part of the daily newspaper. Sports makes up its own section in practically ever daily paper on the continent, and in the past 50 years or so has spread widely into the magazine world. Sports TV channels are an integral part of every cable operation and the sports themselves have become multi-billion dollar enterprises. The best sports writing combines elements of history, event coverage, biography, narrative, and opinion. This course will delve into these different forms offering students a chance to cover the world of sports by interviewing athletes and coaches, attending events, and going behind the scenes to better understand the role of sports in our society.