ERWC

Habits of Mind Outcomes

• Act as motivated, self-directed learners

• Persist during difficult academic tasks

• Consider new ways of thinking and being; see other points of view

• Apply prior knowledge to new learning

• Reflect on their learning and on the processes that shape knowledge

• Demonstrate the ability to be both open-minded and discerning

Reading Rhetorically Outcomes

• Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says and implies

• Analyze how ideas, events, and/or narrative elements interact and develop over the course of a text

• Determine the meaning of words or phrases as they are used in a text

• Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument

• Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text

• Analyze the writer’s use of rhetorical devices and strategies

• Understand key rhetorical concepts such as audience, purpose, context, and genre through analysis of texts

Writing Rhetorically Outcomes

• Write a variety of text types for real audiences and purposes, making effective rhetorical choices in light of those audiences and purposes

• Write reading-based arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence

• Develop academic/analytical essays that are focused on a central idea and effectively organized

• Incorporate the texts of others effectively and use documentation styles suitable to the task, genre, and discipline

• Edit for clarity and for standard written English grammar, usage, and mechanics

• Select words and phrases that express precise meaning concisely and effectively, taking into consideration the rhetorical purpose of the text

• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Listening and Speaking Rhetorically Outcomes

• Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with peers

• Prepare for the thoughtful, evidence-based, and well reasoned exchange of ideas

• Collaborate with peers to promote civil, democratic discussions, and decision-making

• Pose and respond to questions that probe reasoning and evidence; examine a full range of positions on a topic or issue; clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions; and promote divergent and creative perspectives.

• Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; identify and use rhetorical strategies in discussions; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task.