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WRIT 231 Writing II

In this course, students learn strategies to critically analyze a variety of texts and essays; to understand how audience and social/cultural factors shape writing; and to research, evaluate, interpret, paraphrase, quote and summarize texts. Students write and revise several papers and critique the work of other students.

Prerequisites

3 Undergraduate credits

Effective August 1, 1998 to present

Meets graduation requirements for

Learning outcomes

General

  • Demonstrate techniques for revising writing at the global and sentence-level.
  • Distinguish between various rhetorical situations and choose appropriate content, evidence, and style for a particular audience.
  • Effectively integrate, fully analyze, and accurately document source material.
  • Evaluate scholarly and non-scholarly sources by assessing credibility, recognizing bias, and understanding how audience and purpose shape content and style.
  • Identify multiple strategies for using library databases, locating print and electronic sources, and conducting original research.
  • Produce a complex and persuasive argument with well-chosen evidence.
  • Synthesize material from multiple sources and produce inter-textual writing that furthers the writer's own argument.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum

Goal 1: Communication

  • Understand/demonstrate the writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, editing and presentation.
  • Participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding.
  • Locate, evaluate, and synthesize in a responsible manner material from diverse sources and points of view.
  • Select appropriate communication choices for specific audiences.
  • Construct logical and coherent arguments.
  • Use authority, point-of-view, and individual voice and style in their writing and speaking.
  • Employ syntax and usage appropriate to academic disciplines and the professional world.

Spring 2024

Section Title Instructor books eservices
01 Writing II Sigurdson, Brett Charles Books for WRIT-231-01 Spring 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-01 Spring 2024
02 Writing II Katona, Robyn Books for WRIT-231-02 Spring 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-02 Spring 2024
50 Writing II Ross, Tracy Amber Books for WRIT-231-50 Spring 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-50 Spring 2024
51 Writing II Richards, Melanie B Books for WRIT-231-51 Spring 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-51 Spring 2024
52 Writing II Gyendina, Mariya L Books for WRIT-231-52 Spring 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-52 Spring 2024
53 Writing II Welch, Kathleen M Books for WRIT-231-53 Spring 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-53 Spring 2024
54 Writing II Frykman, Kristi A Books for WRIT-231-54 Spring 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-54 Spring 2024
55 Writing II Oliver, Emily Books for WRIT-231-55 Spring 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-55 Spring 2024
56 Writing II Panahi, Parva Books for WRIT-231-56 Spring 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-56 Spring 2024

Summer 2024

Section Title Instructor books eservices
01 Writing II Richards, Melanie B Books for WRIT-231-01 Summer 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-01 Summer 2024
50 Writing II Welch, Kathleen M Books for WRIT-231-50 Summer 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-50 Summer 2024
51 Writing II Ross, Tracy Amber Books for WRIT-231-51 Summer 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-51 Summer 2024

Fall 2024

Section Title Instructor books eservices
01 Writing II Richards, Melanie B Books for WRIT-231-01 Fall 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-01 Fall 2024
02 Writing II Richards, Melanie B Books for WRIT-231-02 Fall 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-02 Fall 2024
50 Writing II Oliver, Emily Books for WRIT-231-50 Fall 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-50 Fall 2024
51 Writing II Oliver, Emily Books for WRIT-231-51 Fall 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-51 Fall 2024
52 Writing II Ross, Tracy Amber Books for WRIT-231-52 Fall 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-52 Fall 2024
53 Writing II Panahi, Parva Books for WRIT-231-53 Fall 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-53 Fall 2024
54 Writing II Gyendina, Mariya L Books for WRIT-231-54 Fall 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-54 Fall 2024
55 Writing II Hewett-Olatunde, Amy Books for WRIT-231-55 Fall 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-55 Fall 2024
56 Writing II Welch, Kathleen M Books for WRIT-231-56 Fall 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-56 Fall 2024
57 Writing II McCartan, Laura J Books for WRIT-231-57 Fall 2024 Course details for WRIT-231-57 Fall 2024