WRIT 008: English Writing For Ideas in Conflict

2025-26

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; written work, 3 hours; tutorial, 0.5 hour

Catalog page 649

Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in WRIT 008L; must be invited by the Director of the UWP based on the UCR Writing Placement Process (WPP)

Description: Examines academic argument in significant written texts with a consideration of spoken texts. Includes reading with attention to tone, rhetoric, and evidence; writing effective and persuasive essays; writing and delivering speeches; and delivering multimodal presentations. Passing students satisfy UC ELWR and are eligible for WRIT 010 or WRIT 010S.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

WRIT 008L WRIT 010 WRIT 010S
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