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Summer 2017
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| WR 121_H - Academic Composition |
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Associated Term:
Summer 2017
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. The course also introduces students to skills in source analysis, documentation, and beginning research methods. 2. Demonstrate critical thinking and reading skills of situations or challenging college-level texts: a. Read actively and rhetorically: engage with complex ideas in order to evaluate and interpret texts; b. Evaluate, use, and synthesize sources in support of the thesis, which may include primary and secondary, and found in media-captured, electronic, live and printed forms; c. Develop and organize essays using logic, examples, and illustration, and research to support his/her ideas; d. Engage in the research process as part of an inquiry process. 3. Make appropriate and effective rhetorical choices during all stages of the writing process: a. Adopt an appropriate point of view, which takes into account voice, tone, and ethos; b. Choose strategies of development appropriate for the purpose and audience--including narration, cause/effect, description, comparison/contrast, classification, process, and definition (recognizing that effective writing usually involves combinations of these "modes"); c. Identify audience and a clear purpose; d. Shape a thesis and/or controlling idea (implicit or explicit) that expresses a focused approach to ideas, insights, and/or applications. 4. Develop and Organize Essays: a. Develop essays through a flexible process of pre-drafting, planning, drafting, revising, and editing; b. Write at least one essay that demonstrates an understanding of the basic principles of argumentation; c. Develop support using methods that may include: adequate explanatory details, sensory and narrative detail, dialogue, examples, illustrations, reasons, analogies, and forms of evidence such as summary and synthesis of outside sources; d. Organize ideas coherently and logically in clear sentences, paragraphs, and essays, employing effective connections and transitions; e. Utilize an effective organizational strategy that reflects the scope and nature of the thesis, including: an effective introduction, logically arranged body paragraphs that develop the thesis, body, and conclusion; f. Emphasize and subordinate ideas appropriately. 5. Begin to use the library and Internet resources to conduct research: a. Use a database and the Internet to locate information and evidence; b. Demonstrate an ability to summarize, paraphrase, and quote sources in a manner that distinguishes the writer's voice from that of his/her sources. 6. Effectively and correctly use accepted conventions and formatting: a. Type and format final drafts with appropriate headings, titles, spacing, margins, demonstrating an understanding of either MLA or APA citation style; b. Use the handbook or other resources for style, grammar, and citation; c. Evaluate the effectiveness of his/her work with peer responders, tutors, and/or instructors, demonstrating a focused process of improvement from early to final drafts; d. Employ an appropriate variety of correct and effective sentence structures (e.g., fragments may appear only when stylistically appropriate); e. Demonstrate the ability to use Edited Standard Written English (ESWE) to address an academic audience. Required Materials: Technical Requirements: |
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