Principles of critical reading, thinking, and writing in the university. Writing focuses on analysis of academic discourse and development of rhetorical strategies. Completion with a grade of C or better meets Entry Level Writing Requirement.

Prerequisites: Has not completed the Entry Level Writing Requirement and received a score of 6 or lower on the Analytical Writing Placement Exam.

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Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
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Jennifer Johnson
4.8
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ILP 4107
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12:00 PM - 13:50 PM
Winter 2024 . Vallicella L
ILP 4107
M W
10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
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WRIT 1 Johnson J K Winter 2025 Total: 14
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4.8
WRIT105R . 4 Months Ago

Professor Johnson is an amazing teacher and I genuinely feel like a better writer as a result of this class. She takes extra effort to cater the course around free and accessible materials and takes the time to not only thoroughly read your papers, but meet with you for conferences on them in order to provide substantial feedback.

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WRIT105R . 5 Months Ago

Professor Johnson is the best professor I have had at this school. She truly cares for her students and always gives them the benefit of the doubt. She is great at responding to emails on any day and gives quality feedback. She also fosters a positive class environment that makes students feel comfortable to participate.

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WRIT1 . 2 Years Ago

I loved her. She truly cares about her students and genuinely wants you to learn. PLEASE take this class if you can. She brings a comfortable vibe to the class and wants to make sure you succeed. Shes motivational because she really gets you to understand yourself and makes you want to move forward with writing. I loved her class a lot.

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WRIT105R . 6 Years Ago

Great professor. You can tell she really wants her students to succeed and makes sure we're always on the same page. Twice she extended our essays' due date so we could have more time to perfect them. Also v helpful to meet 1 on 1 with her. Lets you choose your own essay topic for the last essay which lets you choose something that interests you

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WRIT1 . 9 Years Ago

Professor Johnson is one of the best professors that I have had thus far since attending UCSB. She makes writing interesting and informative. There are three major papers but they are relatively easy as long as you follow the prompt and do every step of the process that she assigns. She grades fairly easy as well so that's a plus.

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WRIT105R . 10 Years Ago

Such a great professor! She is very helpful and enthusiastic about the material. She grades essays very easily. 2 major papers, 1 presentation, and some little homework assignments. Not that much work for a writing class and very easy to get an A. Highly recommended, she is fantastic!

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WRIT 1
0 / 18 Closed
Approaches to University Writing
Elizabeth Saur 5.0
M W
12:00 PM - 13:50 PM
53.5% A
WRIT 1
21 / 25 Closed
Approaches to University Writing
Vallicella L
M W
08:00 AM - 09:50 AM
53.5% A
WRIT 1
25 / 25 Closed
Approaches to University Writing
Vallicella L
M W
10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
53.5% A
WRIT 2
0 / 25 Closed
Academic Writing
T B A
M W
09:00 AM - 10:50 AM
60.0% A
WRIT 2
0 / 25 Closed
Academic Writing
T B A
M W
12:00 PM - 13:50 PM
60.0% A
WRIT 2
0 / 25 Closed
Academic Writing
T B A
M W
14:00 PM - 16:50 PM
60.0% A
WRIT 2
0 / 25 Closed
Academic Writing
T B A
T R
09:00 AM - 10:50 AM
60.0% A
WRIT 2
0 / 25 Closed
Academic Writing
T B A
T R
15:00 PM - 16:50 PM
60.0% A
WRIT 2
0 / 25 Closed
Academic Writing
T B A
M W
08:00 AM - 09:50 AM
60.0% A