COMM 103 Section Descriptions
Spring 2010
Sections 005, 006, 007
These sections will examine and practice the different types of writing done within universities. Assignments will include responding to academic articles on Will and Grace to closely investigate of different disciplinary approaches to the same material, writing about art and architecture on the Rice campus, and crafting application essays for academic and career opportunities. Students will produce both oral and written arguments.
Sections 008, 009, 010
These sections of COMM 103 strengthen student writing in the academic disciplines through an intense examination of the intersections between textual and visual representation. Classic works in the genre of photojournalism and theory will serve as the platform for our exploration of the writing process. Students will be expected to write three essays that respond to course readings and one major research paper on a photographic essay or photo collection that is not included within our text. Rigorous class discussions, peer reviews, group presentations, and individual student research presentations will be directed towards increasing student confidence in comprehending critical and theoretical texts and entering intellectual debates through writing.
Sections 001, 002, 011
In these sections of COMM 103, students will use their own research interests to determine topics for writing. Class discussions will focus on written and visual texts selected from a variety of disciplines. Working collaboratively and individually, students will have opportunities to strengthen critical thinking and communication skills by writing and revising essays, conducting peer reviews, delivering oral presentations, and designing visual arguments (slide shows, web pages, fliers, or posters).
Sections 003, 004, 012
Finding Arguments - In these sections we will focus on recognizing and responding to the multiple forms of argumentation that surround us in a variety of media. Using primarily contemporary materials, this course will help students to develop critical thinking skills that will enable them to identify arguments that appear not only in the places that we expect them (such as academic essays), but also in those forms that we maybe do not (including television, movies, popular music, advertising, and even the university classroom itself). Then, using these critical thinking skills, students will learn to write essays of their own that are able to respond thoughtfully to the many forms of argumentation that surround us on a daily basis.
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