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WRIT Courses I Have Taken
Theories of Writing
Course Description: This course introduced a number of theories of writing, providing an overview of complex issues and research into the state and status of writing and writers. It took up such questions as these: What is writing? Where did it come from? How did it develop – and did it do so the same or differently in other cultures? How do writers develop – and what accounts for differences? What are different types of writing, different situations for writing, different tools and practices – and how do these interconnect? What does it mean to study writing? How have major figures theorized writing, and what tensions emerge among their theories? What are relationships among thought, speech, and writing – and among images, film/video, and sound? How do such theories change our notions of what texts are and what texts do? The class learned how various theorists, historians, and researchers answer these questions, and we applied that knowledge to our own projects.
What I Learned: I learned how to write through all different writing genres, and from doing this, I discovered what my personal theory of writing is. For my final project, I used a compilation of writing genres and explained what my theory of writing is.
Course Description: The primary goal of this capstone course for the Minor in Writing Practices was to create and present a professional electronic/web-based portfolio synthesizing university writing experiences. The portfolio showcased and offered reflective insight into a student's writings, demonstrating the writer's ability to navigate diverse rhetorical situations. Students learned theories and practices for selecting, arranging, and circulating/publishing written work, culminating in a required portfolio that synthesizes their university writing experiences. In addition to practicing principles of editing and design, students produced a substantive revision of a previous piece of their own writing and compost a theory of writing that synthesizes analyses of their practices with published scholarship and research. The course covered design considerations and strategies and offered studio time for peer and instructor feedback.
What I learned: Now that I am nearing the end of my final quarter at DU, I can effectively answer what this class has done for me. Through this class, I have truly learned the importance of reflection, writing, and what it means to write with a purpose. From now on, I intend to reflect on all different aspects of my life, even aside from writing.
Landmarks of Rhetorical Theory
Writing Capstone
Course Description: This course was a survey of some of the major conceptual innovations in the history of rhetorical theory. In particular, we investigated the conceptions of rhetoric prevalent in antiquity and how they inform contemporary perspectives on rhetoric. In order to carry this off, we conceptualized rhetoric as an attempt to answer the following questions: What is the relationship between what is true and what is the good.
What I Learned: I learned how to analyze major rhetorical movements and apply them to real-life events. For example, for my final project, I analyzed a specific cult and determined what makes cults so persuasive and captivating enough for individuals to join.
Intro to Creative Writing
Course Description: Basic techniques of fiction and poetry.
What I learned: From this course, I completely found myself as a writer. I was challenged in ways that I had not been before, and I was encouraged to write in genres that I was not comfortable writing in. I kept a running journal that I would write in everyday, and I wrote a compilation of poems for my final project.
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Creative Writing - Fiction
Course Description: Techniques and forms of fiction.
What I Learned: In this class, I wrote two of my favorite writing pieces while being a student at DU, that I will incorporate into my portfolio. I learned how to write both fiction and creative non-fiction, and wrote a creative non-fiction murder mystery for my final paper. This course strengthened my overall confidence as a writer and pushed me to produce my favorite writing pieces.
