Purpose

We'll start with focusing on the purpose of writing. Students will write a 1-paragraph manifesto articulating their own personal motivations for both types of writing, which we'll share during class. We'll take examples of the purpose of academic writing influencing scientific thinking and discovery, and of public writing and its influence opinion and ultimately, social change. Good writing requires thinking about your audience and writing for them; we'll look at both the theory and practice of how to do so.