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EL 110 | Writing and Design<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Week 1<\/a> – Week 2<\/a> – Week 3<\/a> – Week 4<\/a> – Week 5<\/a> – Week 6<\/a> – Week 7<\/a> – Week 8<\/a> – Week 9<\/a> – Week 10<\/a> – Week 11<\/a> – Week 12<\/a> – Week 13<\/a> – Week 14<\/a> – Week 15 & Final<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Useful Links<\/strong>: Course OneDrive Wiki<\/a>, Blackboard<\/a>
Note Taking Ideas \/ Help<\/strong>: Some useful links and advice on note-taking<\/a>.
Writing Help Links<\/strong>: Some useful links for writing, grammar, and punctuation<\/a>.
Necessary Link<\/strong>: Etiquette for attending a virtual class: here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EL <\/strong>110, “Writing and Design,” is an introduction to academic writing and research. The course explores the intersection of visual<\/strong>, verbal<\/strong>, and written<\/strong> communication. Not only will you think about visual communication alongside written communication, you’ll create both visual and text-based compositions, and you’ll compose in some new(ish) kinds of electronic spaces, too.

This isn’t \u201cEnglish class\u201d in the way you may have learned to think about English classes up to this point; the course has a more specific focus. 110 looks at thinking and composing and sending messages\u2014at how you think and how you write and how you communicate, and also at how you understand, interpret, and work with the thinking, writing, and communications of others. The course is designed to help you find strategies for approaching intellectual problems\u2014for asking and answering questions, organizing your thoughts, and turning your organized thoughts into clear messages. In some ways, Writing Program courses like this one are the Swiss Army Knives<\/a> of college courses, and we hope the tools and strategies you explore here will be useful to you throughout your time at Whitworth and throughout your career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major Writing\/Composing Assignments to Anticipate<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. A First-Day Diagnostic Essay<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A Brief <\/span><\/strong>Photo “Story” <\/strong><\/span>(Group) and a Photo Essay<\/span><\/strong> (Solo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. An Analysis of One Minute of a Film “Just One Minute”<\/strong><\/span> (Group) and a Rhetorical Analysis of a Whole Film<\/span><\/strong> (Solo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. A Resume<\/strong><\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. An Argument-Based Audio Podcast + Visual Slideshow (the Slideware Project<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. A Research Based, Persuasive Argument<\/strong><\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. A Final Reflective Essay<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Frequent Small Deadlines, Rather Than Sudden Huge Deadlines<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    This course breaks composition projects into small pieces and asks you to hit many small, developmental deadlines, rather than just a few big, big, big deadlines. The idea here is to help you think about writing as a process and make small adjustments along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Have the Readings in Front of You in Class<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Right in front of you, even if on a screen. We’re here to read together. Let the text take its right place. (Please have it on a screen larger than your phone, if it’s on a screen.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Reading & Viewing Links May Be Added & Altered as We Go<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Send me an email<\/a> right away if you have trouble getting to any assigned online text or document. (If needed\/required links are broken or documents are not available when you try to get to them, it’s your responsibility to let me know that the links aren’t working or the documents have disappeared.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Week 1 (Sep. 4 and 6)<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n