English Writing Program 112 - College Writing

ENGLWRIT 112 (College Writing) is a first-year college-level writing course designed to help students expand their ability to write essays for academic, civic, and personal purposes and to develop their rhetorical awareness to write effectively in new social contexts. Based on the assumption that writing is a social activity, this course requires active engagement in the writing process, including pre-writing, peer review, revision, and editing. Students write five essays. This is the only course at UMass Amherst which satisfies the General Education College Writing (CW) requirement. Prerequisite: Placement into ENGLWRIT 112 through the Writing Placement Exam or a passing grade in ENGLWRIT 111 Basic Writing. May not be taken Pass/Fail. (Gen.Ed. CW)

Open to First-Year students only. Pre Req: ENGLWRIT 111 This section will have a specific content focus on music.
Course desc: Most of us listen to and appreciate music, but very few of us have the words for it. When introducing a new artist to a friend, do you compare them to other artists? Rely on genre descriptors? Describe the instrumentation? Use emotional adjectives (happy, aggressive, sad)? Pair it with activities (driving, DJing a party)? In this course, we will explore the possibilities of writing and rhetoric through the lens of searching for musical language. In our collective unfamiliarity, we will become more familiar with thinking critically about issues of audience, argument, and rhetorical choice. Any level of musical knowledge or ability are welcome.