Class information
WR121 Composition I (WR121=121Z)
- CRN: 41078
- Credits: 4
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Sylvania CT 221, MWMonday and Wednesday, from 3 to 4:50pm
From September 22 through December 10, 2025, Elena M Villa
- Sylvania CT 221, MWMonday and Wednesday, from 3 to 4:50pm
Details about this class
This in-person WR 121 course is the first in the transfer College Composition sequence and provides the opportunity to engage in the study and practice of critical thinking, reading, and writing. In WR 121 students learn to apply key rhetorical concepts flexibly and collaboratively throughout the writing and inquiry processes. The course focuses on analysis and composition across varied rhetorical situations and in multiple genres, such as expository and argumentative writing. Students will also learn to conduct research and evaluate research sources, which are important skills for college and professional work. WR 121 includes writing for both oneself and for external audiences, and provides self-guided learning opportunities alongside more structured activities for practice with support as needed. Finally, the course also offers broad preparation for both academic writing and professional communication and is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. WR 121 and WR 121Z are equivalent. Prerequisites: WR 115 and RD 115 or IRW 115 or equivalent placement. Audit available. Please see the "Course Content and Outcomes Guide" page for PCC's official description of the course purpose and goals.
Major Assignments: In addition to short informal journal entries and several Reading Responses, students will write three short formal essays (a personal narrative essay; an expository (report) essay with secondary sources; an argumentative research paper with secondary sources). Individual topics will be chosen by each student. Students will work through outlines and rough drafts of their essays and participate in peer feedback.
The textbook is available upstairs at PCC Sylvania Bookstore (visit the bookstore or call Customer Service: 971-722-4910 to check on the book availability) or can be ordered online. Link to order books at Sylvania Bookstore.
- Lunsford, Andrea A. et. al. Everyone’s an Author, 4th ed., W. W. Norton and Company, 2023.
- Further materials will be linked on our course D2L website accessible by your PCC email.
Attendance: Attendance is required at both weekly class meetings and roll will be taken at the beginning of each class.
Technology
There is no additional technology required for this class.
No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.