Learning Objectives
by tianye zhou
1. Learn to recognize and avoid plagiarism
2. Apply the process approach to the writing of a short research paper
2.1. Use critical reading and thinking to evaluate source material for accuracy, relevance, reliability, and credibility
2.2. Integrate source material into your writing
2.3. Use a variety of attribution techniques
2.4. Use different types of evidence
2.5. Use proper formatting for the style being used (APA or MLA)
3. Identify and use a process approach to writing by learning to
3.1. Generate ideas through free-writing, mind mapping, pair and small group discussion
3.2. Draft and revise independently
3.3. Give and receive feedback in peer evaluation exercises
4. Relate general writing skills to discipline-specific writing requirements
5. Develop self- and audience awareness by learning to use writing as a tool for
5.1. Discovering and exploring what matters
5.2. Aligning feelings, interests, and values with academic pursuits
5.3. Cultivating personal voice to skillfully express ideas in a manner that meets the expectations of an academic audience
6. Identify and use rhetorical forms best suited to purpose and thesis, including
6.1. Rhetorical patterns of organization such as problem/solution, cause and effect, and exemplification
6.2. Principles for ordering ideas such as old before new information
6.3. Effective introductions and conclusions
6.4. Paragraph development patterns (inductive versus deductive organization)
