WRIT 1380

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 31, 2025 7:07PM EDT

WRIT 1380
FWS: Elements of Academic Writing

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 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 steps in 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 4-5 major writing assignments. This course places greater emphasis on in-class writing, one-on-one conferences with the teacher, peer workshopping, discussion, and learning to talk about how different types of writing work. Students will deeply 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 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing about Place

  •  9382 WRIT 1380   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  • Topic: FWS: Food for Thought

  •  9383 WRIT 1380   SEM 102

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Theories of Happiness

  •  9384 WRIT 1380   SEM 103

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  9385 WRIT 1380   SEM 104

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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:Music&Wtg—Music Discourses across Sound&Stage

  •  9386 WRIT 1380   SEM 105

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Horner, R

  • 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

  •  9387 WRIT 1380   SEM 106

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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:Music&Wtg—Music Discourses across Sound&Stage

  •  9388 WRIT 1380   SEM 107

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Horner, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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