Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This section of Writing 121 offers a “softer start” and is designed to boost your confidence and help you complete WR 121 in a single term. It means that you will register for both WR 121 and WR 199 (a reading/writing support lab) at the same time (for a total of 5 credits).

You are likely to benefit from taking Writing 121 + Support Lab (WR 199) if:

• you are comfortable writing but want reading support

• you are a confident reader but want writing support

• you benefit from working alongside others in real time

• you want help learning to use technology and utilize campus resources

• you may be less comfortable advocating for yourself in a standalone WR 121 course

• you would appreciate some of the supports of Reading and Writing 115 as you complete Writing 121

The support lab doesn’t require any homework. Instead, it is a time for you to work with a smaller group of students and me to understand the course material and troubleshoot issues you may face completing your reading or writing assignments, whether that’s planning, “writer’s block”, figuring out how to work with technology for the class, or just needing designated time and space to complete assignments.

Course Modules:

This course introduces rhetoric and composition skills through three project-based learning modules:

• Module 1: Persuasive Letter

• Module 2: Research & Multimodal Project

• Module 3: Progress Report  

Feel free to contact me with any questions (jessica.salazar2@pcc.edu).

The specific software/hardware/equipment used in this course are:

• D2L

• Google Services (i.e. Gmail, Drive, Meet, Docs, Slides, Calendar, Forms)

• PDF Reader (e.g. Acrobat, Preview)

• Zoom

• A laptop with a working webcam and microphone

• Access to a printer