Briefly explain what a student can learn from each of the six categories in English Composition:
Authorship
• Evaluate the impact of using the languages and dialects you identify with in scholarly communication.
Rhetorical Knowledge
• Evaluate and write for specific rhetorical situations (Author, Target Audience, Purpose, Topic, Kairos .
Writing Process
• Apply metacognition as a process of writing and learning.
Research and Critical Thinking
• Analyze relevant data to develop answers to complex questions.
• Contribute to creating a classroom discourse community that enables fruitful conversations about reading, listening, research, writing, and writing processes.
Argumentation
• Create a question or problem that draws on existing research and promises to extend the academic conversation about that topic.
• Analyze and use different arguments for logic and effectiveness.
Information Literacy
• Apply MLA and/or APA style conventions for formatting and citations in order to ethically incorporate sources to at least one document.
