In On Being Blue, William Gass suggests, “Of all the colors, blue has the widest range of associations, and the widest bandwidth of emotional tints and shades. It is therefore the most suitable color of interior life.” Practice writing descriptive, expository, narrative, and analytical essays, inspired by reading fiction, philosophy, poetry, psychology, and essays, as well as the world itself. Reading, research, nature, art, and architecture serve as prompts for conversation, literary and visual analysis, creative and critical writing, and making art.Writing 1 is an introduction to college-level writing, reading, and discussion. Initial writing assignments will involve students with language as a personally expressive, creative, and imaginative medium. Later assignments will bring this expressiveness to bear on practical writing tasks typical of college-level work: research, analysis,argument, etc. Reading is designed to stimulate discussion and present models for the students'own writing. Although writing and reading are the main emphases, attention will also be given to informal discussion and oral presentation.

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