ENGL 1125

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ENGL 1125
FWS: Climate Change and Communications

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

What stories should we tell about climate change, and how should we tell them? What forms of communication will convince a broad public to accept scientific consensus, to overcome cynicism or apathy, and to take collective action, beyond simply raising awareness or changing individual behavior? We will examine and practice with the powers (and limits) of selected media and types of data, both textual and visual, qualitative and quantitative, such as: human-interest narratives, photographs, tables and graphs, journalistic and technical writing, social-media posts, public performances. Such strategies can engage our imagination as well as our reason, provoking not only fear or despair but also optimism and hope. Assignments may include syntheses of articles and analyses of media artifacts; public-facing documents or exhibits; and research presentations.


Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: freshmen and sophomores.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA, 2015SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  2577 ENGL 1125   SEM 101

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Elices, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  2578 ENGL 1125   SEM 102

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Kidwell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  2579 ENGL 1125   SEM 103

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Oh, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  2580 ENGL 1125   SEM 104

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Pham, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  2581 ENGL 1125   SEM 105

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Shively, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  2582 ENGL 1125   SEM 106

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Wang, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.