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.

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College Writing and Research

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