Writing 2

Genre, Evidence, and Persuasion

Writing 2: Genre, Evidence, and Persuasion moves students into a wider field in which they plan to study. The course is structured around several essential questions: What kinds of writing are done to create knowledge in this field? What arguments have led to knowledge creation? What is seen as persuasive?

The course is designed to lead students, in groups according to interest, into a deepening understanding of how to answer these questions by reading in a particular field and practicing its writing conventions.

For example, Writing 2: Scientific Writing (WRIT 240) compares arguments and evidence from the perspectives of physics, chemistry, and biology. Faculty are also redesigning an existing course into Writing 2: Social Welfare Policy (SOCW 251), which will examine social welfare policy from the perspectives of social work, sociology, and psychology.

Students in Writing 2 will critically assess the rhetorical strategies of their larger field in order to begin to enter into it themselves.

Learn more about the Course Overview, or jump into Designing a Writing 2.

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