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• Recognize the purpose of a written text, and understand the rhetorical strategies used in a text
to convey meaning.
• Relate the students’ own life experiences to the information in literary, public, scholarly or
professional texts.
• Evaluate the effectiveness and validity of an author’s style, organization, support, evidence, and
presentation.
• Demonstrate awareness of the connection that style and language have to an author’s topic,
audience, and purpose.
• Assimilate and connect information and ideas from multiple written sources.
Use information resources effectively
Sub-competencies:
• Find, consult, and use a variety of information resources.
• Evaluate the relevance and reliability of sources.
• Use information resources ethically and honestly, preserving the meaning of the source and
documenting the use of the source in the style appropriate for the student’s discipline or field.
• Integrate source material smoothly and clearly into the student’s own text.
Work collaboratively with others
Sub-competencies:
• Participate in class discussions and in any group projects or activities.
• Participate effectively in class discussions, peer editing, and group activities or projects,
responding productively and respectfully to the work and ideas of others and considering the
ideas and suggestions of others with respect and consideration.
General Education Goals/Objectives
Goal 4: Demonstrates effective communication
Objective 1: Expresses ideas through effective writing
Skill 1: Uses the stages of the writing process to develop, organize, and present ideas in writing
Skill 2: Analyzes the demands and possible strategies of a writing task, based on topic, purpose,
context, and audience, and then accomplish that task with clarity
Skill 3: Demonstrates competent writing that includes a clear, original thesis or claim,
appropriate evidence and support, a logical structure, and a style of language that serves the
writer’s purpose and audience
Skill 4: Uses Edited Standard Written English in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and syntax, and
presents written work in a style and format consistent with the demands of an academic setting
Objective 2: Reads at a level that allows participation in collegiate studies and chosen careers
Skill 1: Anticipates and understands the structure and organization of written work