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Our Learning Goals:
In this class, all of our assignments, readings, and discussions are tailored to meet the learning outcomes below. Every week, on Canvas I will provide an overview and description of our learning tasks for each learning module, and each learning task will give you an opportunity to progress towards one or more of the learning outcomes below.
Upon completing this course successfully, you should be able to:
Upon completing this course successfully, you should be able to:
1. Compose effective texts for a variety of purposes and audiences using appropriate genre conventions
1. Compose effective texts for a variety of purposes and audiences using appropriate genre conventions
2. Apply a variety of active reading strategies across different reading tasks
2. Apply a variety of active reading strategies across different reading tasks
3. Evaluate sources of information based on how those sources contribute to a specific writing task
3. Evaluate sources of information based on how those sources contribute to a specific writing task
4. Assess one’s own writing processes using criteria that include quality of critical analysis, incorporation of feedback, revision technique, and editing skills
4. Assess one’s own writing processes using criteria that include quality of critical analysis, incorporation of feedback, revision technique, and editing skills
5. Identify the cultural, social, and physical features that shape a writing task
5. Identify the cultural, social, and physical features that shape a writing task
6. Reflect on the relationship between identities and literacies, taking into consideration languages, cultures, interests, knowledge, and experiences
6. Reflect on the relationship between identities and literacies, taking into consideration languages, cultures, interests, knowledge, and experiences
Other critical questions will explore together- Students are welcome to add their questions, too!
Other critical questions will explore together- Students are welcome to add their questions, too!
How does culture influence our beliefs about how we compose texts, and use language and multimodal communication to convey an idea?
How does a lived experience influence how we write and communicate?
How does culture shape our identity and influence how we critically read, and consume media and texts?
What is cognitive and confirmation bias, and how can our understanding of the five different kinds of biases allow us to be more sophisticated writers and critical thinkers about complex problems?
How do writers establish their voice and credibility as authors?
What is the difference between summarizing, analyzing, and synthesizing texts?
Why is it important to know your audience BEFORE you write?
What can qualitative research, such as conducting interviews and listening to people's personal stories teach us about problems in society?
As you can see, below I have outlined ALL the assignments, readings, and discussions you will participate in and each activity, assignment, or discussion allows you to work towards achieving the above learning goals. Please take the time to read through the purpose of each assignment to better understand the learning objective.
Assignment Descriptions
Assignment Descriptions
Weekly Calendar
Weekly Calendar
Teaching Framework References
Beaufort, A. (2007). College Writing and Beyond: A New Framework for University Writing
Instruction. Utah State University Press. Logan, UT.
Dunlap, L. (2007). Undoing the Silence: Six Tools for Social Change Writing. New Village
Press. Oakland, California
Kessler, R. E. (2006) Diverse Issues, Diverse Answers: Reading, Writing and Thinking About
Social Issues. Longman.
Fairclough, N. (1989). Language and Power. Longman Group, UK Limited.
Martin, M. R. (2018). Writing Wrongs: Common Errors in English. Broadview Press. Canada.
Silverman, J. & Rader, D. (2018). The World Is A Text: Writing About Visual and Popular
Culture. Broadview Press. Canada.
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