WR121 student learning outcomes
1.
Academic Discourse and Conventions
Upon successful completion of this course, students
will be able to:
A.
Engage in and value a respectful and free exchange of ideas
B. Practice active reading of
college-level texts, including: annotation, cultivation/development of
vocabulary, objective summary, identification, and analysis of the thesis and
main ideas of source material
C. Participate in class discussion
and activities; speak, read, respond, and listen reflectively, understanding
self as a part of a larger community
D. Appreciate and reflect on
challenging points of view through reading and writing; measure another
writer’s viewpoint against personal experience and assumptions and the
experience of others
E. Use appropriate technologies in
the service of writing and learning. For example: use word processing tools to
prepare and edit formal writing assignments (spell check/grammar check, find
and replace); understand the limitations of such tools; locate course materials
and resources online; and use online communication tools such as e-mail
F. Word process and format final
drafts with appropriate headings, titles, spacing, margins, demonstrating an
understanding of MLA citation style
G. Demonstrate the ability to use
Edited Standard Written English to address an academic audience
H. Use a writer's handbook and/or
other resources for style, grammar, and citation
2.
Organization, Thesis and Development
Upon successful completion of this course,
students will be able to:
A. Try more than one
organizational strategy in essay drafts including reworking thesis statement
B. Write well-focused, logically
organized, and well- transitioned essays, using introductions, discussion, and
conclusions in which the relationship of ideas to the thesis and to one another
is clear
C. Develop and organize essays
using evidence that may include examples, illustration, and research to support
ideas
D. Evaluate and synthesize ideas
from own writing and the writing of others
E. Write at least one
argumentative essay that demonstrates an understanding of the basic elements of
argumentation including claims, support, logic, and credibility
3.
Audience, Purpose, and Voice
Upon successful completion of this
course, students will be able to:
A. Develop rhetorical competence:
i. Identify the roles played by situation,
purpose, and audience in directing a writer’s choices, and make appropriate
choices of tone, voice, and level of formality based on the essay’s genre
and/or discourse community
ii. Assess knowledge, expectations and
biases of audiences
iii. Anticipate questions an audience is
likely to have and supply appropriate information
iv. Analyze how a writer’s tone and voice
effect audiences’ perception of the writer
v. Identify the different levels of
formality through vocabulary, syntax, and other conventions, and the situations
in which they are appropriate
vi. Employ strategies of development
appropriate for the purpose and audience, recognizing that effective writing
usually
4.
Writing Process
Upon successful completion of this
course, students will be able to:
A. Explore the ideas of others in
both informal and formal writing
B. Recognize that strong
organization, thesis, and development result from a recursive writing process
C. Exercise original thought in
selecting and narrowing writing topics
D. Develop essays through a
flexible writing process that proceeds from exploration and discovery, through
drafting, peer review, revision, editing, and proofreading
E. Work effectively and
collaboratively with other writers to evaluate and revise essays , sharing work
in process and providing constructive feedback to others according to
established guidelines, and revise according to peer and instructor feedback
F. Appraise own writing skills,
abilities, and process and those of others, identifying strengths and
addressing weaknesses
G. Use available writing
assistance
5.
Research and Documentation
Upon successful completion of this
course, students will be able to:
A. Use a database and the Internet to locate information and evidence
B. Evaluate source materials for authority, currency, reliability, bias,
sound reasoning and validity of evidence
C. Demonstrate an ability to summarize, paraphrase, and quote sources in
a manner that distinguishes the writer's voice from that of his/her sources
D. Produce at least one paper that
demonstrates an ability to synthesize sources to support an assertive or
argumentative thesis through summary, paraphrase, and integrated quotation
E.
Credit source material using a discipline-appropriate documentation style
oweac (oregon writing &
english advisory committee) outcomes
Students will produce 3000-3500 words of final, revised draft copy, including one essay of at least 1000 words
that integrates research.
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Academic
Discourse and Conventions
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Organization,
Thesis and Development
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Audience,
Purpose, and Voice
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Writing
Process
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Research
and Documentation
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1.
Engage
in and value a respectful and free exchange of ideas
2.
Practice
active reading of college-level texts, including: annotation,
cultivation/development of vocabulary, objective summary, identification, and
analysis of the thesis and main ideas of source material
3.
Participate
in class discussion and activities; speak, read, respond, and listen
reflectively, understanding self as a part of a larger community
4.
Appreciate
and reflect on challenging points of view through reading and writing;
measure another writer’s viewpoint against personal experience and
assumptions and the experience of others
5.
Use appropriate technologies in the
service of writing and learning. For example: use word processing tools to
prepare and edit formal writing assignments (spell check/grammar check, find
and replace); understand the limitations of such tools; locate course
materials and resources online; and use online communication tools such as
e-mail
6.
Word process and
format final drafts with appropriate headings, titles, spacing, margins,
demonstrating an understanding of MLA citation style
7.
Demonstrate
the ability to use Edited Standard Written English to address an academic
audience
8.
Use a writer's
handbook and/or other resources for style, grammar, and citation
|
1.
Try
more than one organizational strategy in essay drafts including reworking
thesis statement
2.
Write
well-focused, logically organized, and well- transitioned essays, using
introductions, discussion, and conclusions in which the relationship of ideas
to the thesis and to one another is clear
3.
Develop and organize essays using evidence that may
include examples, illustration, and research to support ideas
4.
Evaluate
and synthesize ideas from own writing and the writing of others
5. Write at least one argumentative essay that demonstrates an
understanding of the basic elements of argumentation including claims,
support, logic, and credibility
|
Develop rhetorical competence:
·
Identify the
roles played by situation, purpose, and audience in directing a writer’s
choices, and make appropriate choices of tone, voice, and level of formality
based on the essay’s genre and/or discourse community
·
Assess
knowledge, expectations and biases of audiences
·
Anticipate
questions an audience is likely to have and supply appropriate information
·
Analyze how a
writer’s tone and voice effect audiences’ perception of the writer
·
Identify the
different levels of formality through vocabulary, syntax, and other
conventions, and the situations in which they are appropriate
·
Employ
strategies of development appropriate for the purpose and audience,
recognizing that effective writing usually involves combinations of modes,
including finding and integrating outside source material
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1.
Explore the
ideas of others in both informal and formal writing
2.
Recognize that
strong organization, thesis, and development result from a recursive writing
process
3.
Exercise
original thought in selecting and narrowing writing topics
4.
Develop essays
through a flexible writing process that proceeds from exploration and
discovery, through drafting, peer review, revision, editing, and proofreading
5.
Work effectively
and collaboratively with other writers to evaluate and revise essays ,
sharing work in process and providing constructive feedback to others according
to established guidelines, and revise according to peer and instructor
feedback
6.
Appraise own
writing skills, abilities, and process and those of others, identifying
strengths and addressing weaknesses
7.
Use available
writing assistance
|
1. Use
a database and the Internet to locate information and evidence
2. Evaluate
source materials for authority, currency, reliability, bias, sound reasoning
and validity of evidence
3. Demonstrate
an ability to summarize, paraphrase, and quote sources in a manner that
distinguishes the writer's voice from that of his/her sources
4. Produce at least one paper that demonstrates
an ability to synthesize sources to support an assertive or argumentative
thesis through summary, paraphrase, and integrated quotation
5. Credit
source material using a discipline-appropriate documentation style
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