Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are statements of the knowledge, skills, and abilities individual students should possess and can demonstrate upon completion of a learning experience or sequence of learning experiences.
Demonstrate awareness of how disciplinary values influence how a writer approaches a topic, identifies audiences, develops a persona, and articulates a purpose for writing.
Develop an understanding of the ways texts are written, researched, organized, and disseminated in multiple disciplines.
Synthesize and analyze credible and relevant evidence and/or sources to support ideas for specific rhetorical purposes appropriate to a variety of disciplines.
Demonstrate use of conventions relative to a variety of disciplines to develop organization, content, presentation, and style.
Construct texts in a variety of discipline-specific genres and media that communicate a controlling idea with clarity and fluency.
Demonstrate consistent control of written language in response to disciplinary conventions.
We will meet these outcomes through an extensive exploration of reading and writing processes.
My approach for the course is to assign a range of readings paired with informal writing assignments. These informal assignments give you opportunities to develop your skills and apply them before attempting a larger writing project.
While the outcomes for the course are specific, it is important to recognize that reading and writing are skills you will continually develop throughout your college experience. Our focus will be on making progress, not achieving perfection!