Critical and Researched Writing

3 units

This course teaches students to engage critically with scholarship, construct convincing arguments, and write persuasive research papers. Learners will study how other writers achieve these goals, then use a proven model of researched writing to write an argument and paper about a text of their own choosing that includes accurate use of primary and secondary sources. Concentrating on a single research project throughout the semester, attention will be given to revision and organization, library research strategies, academic citation conventions, and electronic search engines and sources. Required for all CAPS undergraduate degree candidates and must be taken at Washington University.