ENG132

WRITE: compose clearly, using rhetorical strategies and processes for analysis and research writing.

Students’ achievement of the outcome will be measured by their ability to

• analyze literary works with attention to themes, conventions, and/or connections to personal or public contexts;

• incorporate material from multiple sources, using direct quotation, paraphrase, and summary, as well as appropriate documentation; and

• compose a coherent researched argument with a specific focus, supporting evidence, and a defensible conclusion.

READ: apply reading strategies to understand literary texts as well as college-level research texts.

Students’ achievement of the outcome will be measured by their ability to

• summarize the main ideas of a text;

• respond to and critique documents, including published and student texts; and

• utilize information from assigned course materials and/or individual research to fulfill a purpose.

THINK CRITICALLY: compare and evaluate diverse viewpoints on a variety of topics and reach conclusions based on researched information and evidence.

Students’ achievement of the outcome will be measured by their ability to

• evaluate sources for reliability, relevance, and usefulness;

• make connections between texts and contexts related to a specific topic; and

• synthesize ideas from multiple sources to analyze or further interpret a topic.

USE INFORMATION: utilize research strategies to identify and locate appropriate college-level sources and successfully integrate them into the student’s own written work.

Students’ achievement of the outcome will be measured by their ability to

• develop effective search strategies to find and evaluate information;

• synthesize source material with their own ideas as part of a researched argument;

• navigate source documentation style guides; and

• document sources using formal citation styles to enhance credibility and avoid plagiarism.