Media Writing

Course Code

MDCM 150

Academic Year

2016-2017

In this course, students critique media writing for purpose, content, structure, style and voice. As well, they complete writing, editing and reading assignments. Students conduct basic research and write works of exposition, persuasion and narration according to purpose and audience. They produce writing that has a precisely expressed central idea and engages as well as informs. Students also proofread their own and each others work, identifying and correcting weaknesses in research and content as well as faults in grammar, usage and style. In addition, they read at least one work of recent, controversial non-fiction which they discuss within the context of contemporary society, traditional and social media.