This course is founded on the premise that writing is an action that we can take to learn, grow, and create positive change for ourselves and others. Below are links to some articles that do a good job of explaining the whys and hows of college writing, and we’ll be discussing these topics throughout the semester.

Academic Writing

What Is “Academic” Writing? by L. Lennie Irvin

So You’ve Got a Writing Assignment. Now What? by Corrine E. Hinton

Understanding Assignments by UNC Chapel Hill

Weaving Personal Experience into Academic Writing by Marjorie Stewart

What’s That Supposed to Mean? Using Feedback on Your Writing by Jillian Grauman

What Are We Being Graded On? by Jeremy Levine

Artificial Intelligence

A Student Guide to Navigating College in the Artificial Intelligence Era 

Formatting & Citations

MLA stands for the Modern Language Association, and its style guidelines have been assisting authors since 1951. In 2016, the MLA Handbook introduced a template using core elements in an effort to simplify much of the documentation process in MLA format. In 2021, the ninth edition was expanded with considerably more content and visuals.

APA stands for the American Psychological Association and is the format designed for use within the field of psychology. However, many other disciplines such as health professions use APA as well, so always use the format your professor chooses.