URI's Writing to Inform & Explain
WRT 104-College Writing
URI's Writing to Inform & ExplainWelcome to the new school year 2019-2020! This site holds information for those enrolled in University of Rhode Island's Concurrent Enrollment course entitled "Writing to Inform and Explain" (WRT 104). Westerly High School refers to this one semester course as "College Writing". As the name indicates, students taking this course will be involved heavily in the writing and revision process. College Credit:Each student who passes the course with an A, B, or C will earn 3 guaranteed college credits to URI, RIC, and CCRI. Most other schools will accept the transcript and assign 3 or 4 credits as well... some schools will accept these credits as an English requirement, or a Writing and Rhetoric requirement, or an Elective requirement. Ivy League colleges do not accept any college credit course credit or AP test scores credit, but they like to see that students challenge themselves by taking such courses. Worth Noting: Any student who earns a C or a D in a college course (in high school or college) risks losing financial aid. URI describes this course as: s "WRT 104 helps students become more effective writers by providing them robust opportunities to develop lifelong habits that drive successful writing/communication. The course’s seven areas of focus give students opportunities to apply the knowledge and tools they need to succeed in college courses across the curriculum and in the work world. By the end of the course, students will have gained experience in these fundamental writing practices: rhetorical approaches to composing that connect the author’s purpose with the audience’s needs; writing process techniques, such as brainstorming, drafting, reflecting, and revising; research skills, including finding, evaluating, and applying research from primary and secondary sources; academic skills, such as summarizing, annotating, paraphrasing, and citing; multimodal composition across mediums and platforms; and teamwork and collaboration. The course’s innovative badging design allows students to pursue their own interests, at the same time that it offers repeated exposure to and practice with key concepts and tools."Additional Requirement: At WHS, the Senior Research Investigation is a graduation requirement. Because the high school semester is a bit longer than URI's semester, I am able to begin the course with this paper. It will occupy the month of September and revisions to it will occur in October. Reading: Part of being a progressive writer involves being a routine reader. Students will read quite a bit of non-fiction pieces throughout the course. I hope they will also read outside of a class pieces as well, such as novels or memoirs.