ERH 101-01 - Writing & Rhetoric I

Instructor: Mrs. Mattie Quesenberry Smith
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 471
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 7:30-9:30 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the essential principles of rhetoric, develops writers’ abilities to analyze complex texts rhetorically, and refines their writing strategies, paying special attention to their critical reflection on their writing processes. Such essential practices as invention, arrangement, and revision will be emphasized in their writing of expository essays. Minimum grade of C required. Cadets cannot take this course if they have already successfully taken EN 101/WR 101. The delivery platforms in this course that support cadets placed in isolation/quarantine will include Canvas, Zoom and Google Docs. Note: Textbooks: E. Wardle and D. Downs, Writing about Writing: A College Reader, 4^th edition, 2020, print. ISBN 978-1-319-19586-1 and A. Lunsford, The Everyday Writer, 6^th edition, 2020, print. ISBN 978-1-319-10267-8 Software: needs for this class include Microsoft Word for file submissions to Canvas or another appropriate word processing software.