WRIT 1370

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WRIT 1370
FWS: Elements of Academic Writing

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Join this course to study the essential elements of academic writing and to learn flexible and sustainable strategies for producing interesting, clear, and precise academic prose that can address a variety of audiences and meet diverse rhetorical aims. WRIT 1370/WRIT 1380 is a smaller FWS (capped at 12 students) that spends more time navigating the writing process in order to respond to each student’s individual needs and build confidence and reflective practice. As in all FWSs, students practice higher-order thinking, close reading, and analyzing evidence. They also complete at least 4 major writing assignments. This course places greater emphasis on in-class writing, one-on-one conferences with the instructor, peer workshopping, discussion, and learning to talk about how different types of writing work. Students will engage diverse course materials (journalism, scholarly articles, podcasts, films, etc.) on topics like art, literature, and relevant social issues to explore ideas about a text, write for specific audiences, and develop creativity, style, and voice.


Distribution Requirements (WRT-AG)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2301 WRIT 1370   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing About Place

  •  2302 WRIT 1370   SEM 102

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Sorrell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2303 WRIT 1370   SEM 103

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Theories of Happiness

  •  2304 WRIT 1370   SEM 104

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Sands, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing Back to the News

  •  2305 WRIT 1370   SEM 105

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • King-O'Brien, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Theories of Happiness

  •  2306 WRIT 1370   SEM 106

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Sands, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Metaphor in Art, Science and Culture

  •  2307 WRIT 1370   SEM 107

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Zukovic, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing and Artificial Intelligence

  •  2308 WRIT 1370   SEM 108

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Navickas, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Food for Thought

  •  2309 WRIT 1370   SEM 109

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.