Rhetorical Awareness, as illustrated by the ability to
- Focus on a purpose
- Respond to the needs of different audiences
- Respond appropriately to different kinds of rhetorical situations
- Use conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation
- Adopt appropriate voice, tone, and level of formality
- Address an assignment and satisfy requirements of it
Critical Thinking, as illustrated by the ability to
- Identify a problem or question.
- Present a position or argument concerning a problem or question.
- Use writing for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating
- Understand a writing assignment as a series of tasks, including finding, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing appropriate primary and secondary sources
- Integrate their own ideas with those of others
- Understand the relationships among language, knowledge, and power
Information Literacy as illustrated by the ability to
- Determine the extent of information needed
- Evaluate information and its sources critically
- Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
- Use information ethically and legally
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Processes of Writing, as illustrated by the ability to
- Demonstrate awareness of the need for multiple drafts and revision to create and complete a successful text
- Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading
- Understand writing as an open process that permits writers to use later invention and re-thinking to revise their work
- Understand the collaborative and social aspects of writing processes
- Learn to critique their own and others' works
- Reflect on their own writing process.
Knowledge of Conventions, as illustrated by the ability to
- Use common formats for different kinds of texts.
- Demonstrate knowledge of conventions of structure, paragraphing, tone, and mechanics.
- Practice appropriate means of documenting their work
- Control surface features such as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling
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