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PWR 1NCA

Writing & Rhetoric 1: California, Dream or Mirage?: Writing about the Golden State

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:Writing 1

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. In this class you will use research and writing to explore the Golden State's dreams and realities and asks the question is the "California dream" a mirage? A full course description and video can be found here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1nca For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 26355
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:160-317
INSTRUCTOR:
Cannon, Nissa
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 26358
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:11:30 AM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:160-317
INSTRUCTOR:
Cannon, Nissa
4units

PWR 1NCA: Writing & Rhetoric 1: California, Dream or Mirage?: Writing about the Golden State

4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: Writing 1

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. In this class you will use research and writing to explore the Golden State's dreams and realities and asks the question is the "California dream" a mirage? A full course description and video can be found here: https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1nca For the PWR course catalog please visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-317 — Cannon, Nissa (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 11:30 AM – 1:20 PM — 160-317 — Cannon, Nissa (Undergrad)

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