“Academic Writing is an introduction to literacy and its relationship to cultures and communities, identities and ideologies, and technologies and media. In this class, writing is both a subject of inquiry and the primary activity. You write, revise, edit and reflect with the support of the teacher and peers. You also engage critically with the opinions and voices of others through our synched sessions and discussion posts, as you develop a greater understanding of how your writing can have an effect on yourself and your audiences. The course engages in analysis and argument practices that carry across academic disciplinary lines and into professional and civic writing of today’s world.”