WAC101 is a course whose aim is to increase students' ability to develop ideas, to express ideas effectively, and to engage different literacies. The course gives special attention to expository and persuasive writing. Critical reading of articles, speeches, and other non-literary texts helps students to understand the rhetorical process, to analyze audience and its cultural contexts, and to foresee the audience's response. A substantial amount of writing is required, and these writing projects prepare students for the specific demands of writing in the university.

The particular focus of my section of this course will be on understanding, analyzing, and writing about visual rhetoric. Projects will include: descriptive essay;written analysis; and argumentation.