WRIT 110 - Writing Circles

Lower Division

Prerequisites
Permission of instructor.

Writing Circles are structured, labor-based, pass/fail, facilitated peer-review classes wherein students workshop their writing assignments from other courses and train in the art of peer review under the guidance of a facilitator in a small group setting. By reading each other’s work and offering feedback, writers become more clear and confident in revising their own work, communicating their ideas, and collaborating with their peers. Students will learn how to use post-outlining and other strategies for revising and expanding ideas to effectively discuss writing, analyze texts, deconstruct assignments and transfer writing skills across genres. By structuring discussion and scaffolding the principles of effective peer review, facilitators guide students to express, exchange, and refine their ideas in collaborative dialogue, always weighing audience and purpose.

Repeatable
Yes

Additional Notes
Previous course number: COMM 190

Course credits: 1