Duke UniversityThompson Writing Program

Please contact

Denise Comer, Director of First-Year Writing at

comerd@duke.edu

for questions and concerns regarding the application process.

Guidelines for Writing 101 (20) Course Descriptions:

- position writing as central to the work of the course

- provide students with a strong sense of the kinds of writing projects they will encounter

- write it in such a way as to be accessible to a wide range of readers, including first-year students (i.e.,avoid jargon, define terms, and use idioms and cultural references with restraint)

For sample Writing 101 (20) course descriptions, please click here.

For additional guidelines on teaching Writing 101 (20), please click here.

For Writing 101 (20) course goals and practices, please click here.