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'''COMP 1''' focuses on helping students understand how writing changes across different genres, media, and rhetorical situations, from personal storytelling to academic and persuasive communication. Through multimodal projects, comparative analysis, collaboration, reflection, and an emphasis on [[genre awareness]] and [[linguistic justice]], students learn to make intentional rhetorical choices that respect diverse language practices and address real audiences and future contexts.
'''COMP 1''' helps students understand how writing changes across genres, media, and rhetorical situations through assignments aligned with the department’s [[Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)]]. Through four scaffolded writing projects and a [[digital ePortfolio]], students develop genre awareness, digital fluency, and rhetorical flexibility while reflecting on their growth as writers.


 
These writing projects are:
By the end of '''COMP 1''', students will create a digital [[ePortfolio]] that showcases their best work and tracks their growth as writers across contexts.
This course includes four scaffolded '''Writing Projects''' that build genre knowledge, reflection skills, and digital fluency. These projects are:
#[[Literacy Narrative]]
#[[Literacy Narrative]]
#[[Observation and Value Analysis]]
#[[Observation and Value Analysis]]
#[[Making Change]]
#[[Making Change]]
#[[Reflection Overview]]
#[[Reflection Overview]]

Revision as of 22:07, 5 February 2026

COMP 1 helps students understand how writing changes across genres, media, and rhetorical situations through assignments aligned with the department’s Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs). Through four scaffolded writing projects and a digital ePortfolio, students develop genre awareness, digital fluency, and rhetorical flexibility while reflecting on their growth as writers.

These writing projects are:

  1. Literacy Narrative
  2. Observation and Value Analysis
  3. Making Change
  4. Reflection Overview