Coursework
Writing Practices Minor
University of Denver
The Minor in Writing Practices develops writing proficiencies across a variety of rhetorical situations towards building confident and rhetorically versatile writers. Students have the opportunity to further their understanding of the origins, cultural influences, evolving technologies, and purposes of writing in diverse settings. The minor helps students hone their writing, provide a further understanding of writing concepts and theories, and demonstrate abilities to employers and others. For me the minor allowed me to expand my writing skills and versatility. I hope to bring these skills and dynamic writing capabilities into a scientific field with the goal of connecting environmental science ideas to a wide range of audiences.
Courses
WRIT 2000 Theories of Writing
Theories of Writing
Fall 2024
This course introduced a number of theories of writing, providing an overview of complex issues and research into the history, state and status of writing and writers. It opened me up as a writer to knew ideas around writing, writing processes and ways to better articulate the complex elements that go into writing. It also helped diversify and reorient my writing in producing work different to what I had spent most the my time at the university doing. I produced two substantial works for this class which I have included in the portfolio as a showcase of the diversity in my academic writing capabilities.
COMN 2300 Fundamentals of Argumentation
Theory, History, Research in Writing
Summer 2024
This class offered a survey of approaches to the study of argumentation as a writer and reader. It examined the elements of arguments and how they are utilized in many spheres of society. I took this as an online three week sequence course over summer quarter, so it was a rapid pace of the content covered. The class focused on producing work for an online mock debate, in which I had to collect an evidence packet which I then wrote and recorded a consecutive speech based upon. I was then tasked with responding with an affirmative speech to a classmate. This project developed strong and diverse argumentation skills as well as experience with critical source analysis. I included the written constructive speech as a part of this portfolio.
ENGL 1000 Intro to Creative Writing
Applied Writing
Winter 2022
Basic techniques of fiction and poetry, through writing experience and analysis of fiction works. Emphasis on idea development and story telling techniques. In this course many prompts and practice techniques for generating ideas were explored and utilized. The course focused broadly on the development and progress of creative works of my choosing.
ENGL 2013 Creative Writing - Fiction
Applied Writing
Spring 2022
Expansion of intro to creative writing with a focus on techniques and forms of diverse fiction. Fiction works were read and discussed for techniques. Several workshops for students to share works with others for feedback and experiences. The class focused on the production of a small portfolio focused around a case study sentence. This included the breaking apart of this sentence idea, idea generation and creative work produced in alignment with these ideas. I have chosen to include elements of the case study in this portfolio separate from the main piece written
WRIT 3500 Writing Design and Circulation
Writing Design and Circulation
Winter 2025
This course focused on reflection, articulation and transmission of writing in general and in the context of my academic journey at the University of Denver. It worked towards the production of this portfolio through reflective and revision process of works. Design and communication of writing were also emphasized throughout.