A composition course focusing on skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation, and also including introductory use of a variety of research skills. Develops analytical reading and writing skills through the investigation of methods used in cultural and literary studies and the application of those methods to specific texts.

In this section, students will engage with Atlanta as both a lived environment and a contested rhetorical field, using sensory experience as a tool for analyzing how public narratives are produced and felt. Through multimodal, field-based work, including site visits, interviews, and digital projects, students will explore how infrastructures and everyday encounters shape public discourse. By translating these insights into public-facing assignments, they will ultimately develop WOVEN communication skills and see themselves as active participants in the city’s civic and cultural life.