Class information
WR121Z Composition I (WR121=121Z)
- CRN: 40159
- Credits: 4
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
From September 22 through December 13, 2025, Alison M Apotheker
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
Class materials
Textbooks
No textbooks required
Details about this class
Welcome to WR 121z. This online class offers broad preparation for both your academic writing and professional communication outside of college. You will have opportunities to develop your critical thinking, reading, and writing skills as you analyze and compose across varied rhetorical situations and in multiple genres.
This class is completely online, meaning that there are no Zoom or in-person class meetings. Expect to spend between 4-10 hours a week on this 4-credit class. Due dates fall on Thursdays and Sundays.
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Alison Apotheker
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Technology
The technical requirements for online courses include:
- Technology Requirements for taking a hybrid online course at PCC
- A recommended Internet Browser installed
- Firefox, Chrome, or Safari browser
- Ability to use Google Drive and Google Docs
- You must be able to save files as .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf format. Here’s a great video on “Google docs for Beginners.” Also these instructions from PCC on how to upload Google docs to Assignments.
- Webcam and/or microphone for meetings and online appointments
- Access to a printer. Click here to find free printing through PCC.
No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.
Online technical requirements
Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.
Prerequisite for online classes
Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide. The start guide will help you decide if these classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be able to register for these classes.