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Undergraduate courses in Writing and Rhetoric, Program in

In this section:

PWR 1. Writing and Rhetoric 1

PWR 2. Writing and Rhetoric 2

PWR 4. Directed Writing

PWR 5. Independent Writing

PWR 6. Writing Workshop

PWR 91. Intermediate Writing

PWR 191. Advanced Writing

PWR 192. Projects in Research, Writing, and Rhetoric

PWR 193. Writing the Honors Thesis

PWR 194. Topics in Writing and Rhetoric: Law and the Rhetorical Tradition

PWR 195. Peer Writing Tutor Training Course

PWR 198X. Tutoring with Adolescents: Ravenswood Writes

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Writing and Rhetoric, Program in (PWR) Courses

PWR 1. Writing and Rhetoric 1

Fulfills first level of the writing requirement. Rhetorical and contextual analysis of readings, research, and argument. Focus is on development of a substantive research-based argument using multiple sources. Individual conferences with instructor.

4 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff)

PWR 2. Writing and Rhetoric 2

Further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, with emphasis on oral presentations of research-based arguments. Individual conferences with instructor. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

4 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff)

PWR 4. Directed Writing

Further work on developing writing. Analysis and research-based argument, writing for a range of audiences and in varied disciplinary contexts. Workshops and individual conferences. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: first two levels of the writing requirement or equivalent transfer credit.

3-4 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff)

PWR 5. Independent Writing

Individual writing project under the guidance of a PWR instructor. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: first two levels of the writing requirement or equivalent transfer credit.

1-5 units, Aut (Diogenes, M), Win (Diogenes, M), Spr (Diogenes, M), Sum (Staff)

PWR 6. Writing Workshop

1-2 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff)

PWR 91. Intermediate Writing

For students who have completed the first two levels of the writing requirement and want further work in developing skills in argument and research-based writing, emphasizing discipline-specific contexts and nonfiction genres. Individual conferences with instructor and peer workshops. Prerequisite: first two levels of the writing requirement or equivalent transfer credit.

3 units, Spr (Staff)

PWR 191. Advanced Writing

Open to undergraduates and graduate students. Crafting nonfiction prose in a range of genres. Focus is on the relationship of genre and form; attention to developing stylistic versatility. Individual conferences with instructor. Prerequisite: first two levels of the writing requirement or equivalent transfer credit.

3 units, Spr (Staff)

PWR 192. Projects in Research, Writing, and Rhetoric

Advanced work on research projects, early drafts of theses, expository excursions, manifestos, scripts, first-hand accounts, investigative reports, proposals, comic disputations, and other textual, rhetorical and imaginative explorations. Shared work, discussions, and examination of methods, rhetorics, and styles in all disciplines. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: first two levels of the writing requirement or equivalent transfer credit.

1-5 units, Aut (Obenzinger, H)

PWR 193. Writing the Honors Thesis

For students from all majors in the process of writing an honors thesis. Review of key elements of thesis process, including literature reviews, structure, argumentation, style, and documentation. Group and individual workshops. Prerequisite: first two levels of the writing requirement or equivalent transfer credit.

1-5 units, Win (Obenzinger, H), Spr (Obenzinger, H)

PWR 194. Topics in Writing and Rhetoric: Law and the Rhetorical Tradition

(Same as LAW 304.) Interdisciplinary seminar. The rhetorical underpinnings of legal argument. Goal is understanding rhetoric as readers and interpreters of legal texts and to develop skills as writers and speakers. Prerequisite: first two levels of the writing requirement or equivalent transfer credit.

4 units, Win (Sassoubre, T)

PWR 195. Peer Writing Tutor Training Course

For students selected to serve as peer writing tutors in the Stanford Writing Center and/or at other campus sites. Readings on and reflection about writing processes, the dynamics of writing and tutoring situations, tutoring techniques, learning styles, diversity, and ethics. Observation of tutoring sessions, written responses to readings, and other written work.

3 units, Spr (Moneyhun, C)

PWR 198X. Tutoring with Adolescents: Ravenswood Writes

(Same as EDUC 198X.) Strategies and approaches for teaching writing to students from diverse backgrounds and languages, and cultural and learning styles. Course prepares students to become tutors for Ravenswood Writes. Prerequisites: application and committee approval.

3 units, not given this year

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