Topic 1: The Writing Process

Outcome 1: Recognize writing as a process of discovery.

Outcome 2: Recognize writing as a recursive process.

Outcome 3: Recall the stages of the writing process.

Topic 2: Generating Ideas

Outcome 4: Identify the purpose and audience for analytical writing projects.

Outcome 5: Identify the purpose and audience for informative writing projects.

Outcome 6: Identify the purpose and audience for argumentative writing projects.

Outcome 7: Identify the context and type of writing for analytical writing projects.

Outcome 8: Identify the context and type of writing for informative writing projects.

Outcome 9: Identify the context and type of writing for argumentative writing projects.

Outcome 10: Compare the techniques used to generate ideas for writing.

Topic 3: Planning and Organizing

Outcome 11: Identify the approach to creating thesis statements for analytical writing projects.

Outcome 12: Identify the approach to creating thesis statements for informative writing projects.

Outcome 13: Identify the approach to creating thesis statements for argumentative writing projects.

Outcome 14: Compare/Contrast the different ways of organizing ideas based on the purpose.

Outcome 15: Compare/Contrast the different ways of organizing ideas based on the thesis statement.

Outcome 16: Illustrate the appropriate use of outlining for arranging ideas into a logical structure.

Topic 4: Drafting

Outcome 17: Identify the qualities of effective introductory paragraphs.

Outcome 18: Identify the qualities of effective topic sentences.

Outcome 19: Identify the qualities of unified paragraphs.

Outcome 20: Identify the techniques to create coherent paragraphs.

Outcome 21: Classify the different types of transitions used to connect paragraphs.

Outcome 22: Identify the qualities of effective concluding paragraphs.

Topic 5: Revising

Outcome 23: Describe revision strategies to improve a text.

Outcome 24: Identify the role of peer reviewers when giving feedback.

Outcome 25: Identify the role of the writer when receiving feedback.

Outcome 26: Identify the techniques for making text clear, concise, and correct.

Outcome 27: Identify the techniques for making visual elements clear, concise, and correct.

Topic 6: Proofreading, Formatting, and Producing Texts

Outcome 28: Identify the techniques for checking final text for spelling, punctuation, and other errors.

Outcome 29: Compare the effects of visual design choices on the message of a text.

Outcome 30: Compare the effects of the choice of media.

Outcome 31: Identify MLA text format for an academic paper.

Outcome 32: Identify APA text format for an academic paper.

Critical Reading

Topic 1: Reading to Understand Literal Meaning

Outcome 1: Identify the central purpose of a text using textual cues that point to the main idea.

Outcome 2: Identify the central purpose of a text using visual cues that point to the main idea.

Outcome 3: Illustrate the appropriate use of annotating to aid the understanding of a text.

Outcome 4: Illustrate the appropriate use of note taking to aid the understanding of a text.

Outcome 5: Illustrate the appropriate use of outlining to aid the understanding of a text.

Outcome 6: Illustrate the appropriate use of paraphrasing to aid the understanding of a text.

Outcome 7: Illustrate the appropriate use of summarizing to aid the understanding of a text.

Outcome 8: Identify a claim or argument in a text.

Outcome 9: Identify evidence used to support a claim in a text.

Topic 2: Evaluating Truth and Accuracy in a Text

Outcome 10: Identify the presumed audience for a text and the values/beliefs of that audience.

Outcome 11: Recognize the difference between impartial language and language intended to appeal to readers’ emotions and self-interest.

Outcome 12: Recognize where and why information is missing from a text.

Outcome 13: Identify correct and incorrect information in a text.

Outcome 14: Identify contradictory information in a text.

Outcome 15: Identify opposing arguments presented in a text.

Outcome 16: Recognize markers that are used to evaluate the scholarly credibility of a text.

Topic 3: Evaluating the Effectiveness and Appropriateness of a Text

Outcome 17: Compare the effectiveness of different organizational strategies used in a text.

Outcome 18: Identify a logical appeal in a text.

Outcome 19: Identify an ethical appeal in a text.

Outcome 20: Identify an emotional appeal in a text.

Outcome 21: Determine the appropriate tone for a text from a given type of writing, intended audience, and purpose.

Research Process

Topic 1: Developing and Implementing a Research Plan

Outcome 1: Identify appropriate research questions for a given purpose or thesis statement.

Outcome 2: Identify appropriate primary sources to explore a given set of research questions.

Outcome 3: Identify appropriate secondary sources to explore a given set of research questions.

Outcome 4: Identify the uses and limitations of general information sources.

Outcome 5: Given a research question, identify appropriate keywords (research terms) for use in searching a library database or Internet search engine.

Topic 2: Evaluating Information and Sources

Outcome 6: Identify relevant and appropriate sources of information for a given research question and intended audience.

Outcome 7: Recognize sources that may be biased, incomplete, or untrustworthy.

Outcome 8: Identify the level of expertise of a source.

Outcome 9: Determine the reliability of online sources.

Outcome 10: Determine if a source is popular or scholarly.

Outcome 11: Identify the appropriate use of popular sources and scholarly sources.

Topic 3: Integrating Source Material into a Text

Outcome 12: Compare the use of paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting from a text.

Outcome 13: Compare the use of strategies for integrating source material into a text.

Outcome 14: Explain the use and purpose of MLA works-cited lists.

Outcome 15: Explain the use and purpose of APA reference lists.

Outcome 16: Demonstrate the correct use of an in-text citation using MLA format.

Outcome 17: Demonstrate the correct use of an in-text citation using APA format.

Topic 4: Using Information Ethically and Legally

Outcome 18: Define plagiarism and “patchwriting.”

Outcome 19: Explain why plagiarism and “patchwriting” are inappropriate uses of sources in a text.

Outcome 20: Recognize the importance of documenting sources of information.

Outcome 21: Recall what is meant by “common knowledge.”

Outcome 22: Identify information that does not require documentation.

Reasoning and Argument

Topic 1: Developing an Effective Thesis or Claim

Outcome 1: Identify the criteria for an effective claim or thesis.

Outcome 2: Distinguish debatable claims from claims that are not debatable.

Outcome 3: Distinguish defensible claims from claims that are not defensible.

Outcome 4: Distinguish focused claims from claims that are not focused.

Topic 2: Using Evidence and Reasoning to Support a Thesis or Claim

Outcome 5: Recognize the effective use of examples, data, facts, and statistics to support a claim.

Outcome 6: Recognize the effective use of illustrations and other visual elements to support a claim.

Outcome 7: Recognize the effective use of expert sources to support a claim.

Outcome 8: Predict opposing arguments or opinions that may arise for a claim.

Outcome 9: Identify reasoning or evidence that could refute an objection to a claim.

Topic 3: Using Ethos (Ethics) to Persuade Readers

Outcome 10: Define the ethical mode (ethos) of persuasion.

Outcome 11: Identify elements of a text that establish the writer’s credibility with an audience.

Outcome 12: Identify elements of a text that could harm the writer’s credibility with an audience.

Outcome 13: Recognize the difference between objective and biased language in a text.

Topic 4: Using Pathos (Emotion) to Persuade Readers

Outcome 14: Define the emotional mode (pathos) of persuasion.

Outcome 15: Identify emotional appeals that support the logical argument in a text.

Outcome 16: Identify what type of tone is appropriate to a rhetorical situation.

Outcome 17: Identify the unethical use of emotional appeals in a text.

Topic 5: Using Logos (Logic) to Persuade Readers

Outcome 18: Define the logical mode (logos) of persuasion.

Outcome 19: Identify the use of inductive logic to support a claim in a text.

Outcome 20: Identify the use of deductive logic to support a claim in a text.

Outcome 21: Identify the strategies writers use to demonstrate that evidence supports their claims.

Outcome 22: Identify logical fallacies in a text.

PLUS THE FOLLOWING PLP 2.0 CONTENT TO BE INCORPORATED:

Grammar and Common Sentence Problems

Topic 1:

Parts of Speech

Topic 2:

Phrases and Clauses

Topic 3:

Sentence Types

Topic 4:

Fused (Run-on) Sentences and Comma Splices

Topic 5:

Sentence Fragments

Topic 6:

Pronouns

Topic 7:

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Topic 8:

Pronoun Reference

Topic 9:

Subject-Verb Agreement

Topic 10:

Verbs and Verbals

Topic 11:

Adjectives and Adverbs

Topic 12:

Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Topic 13:

Mixed Constructions

Topic 14:

Verb Tense and Voice Shifts

Punctuation and Mechanics

Topic 1:

Commas

Topic 2:

Semicolons

Topic 3:

Colons

Topic 4:

End Punctuation

Topic 5:

Apostrophes

Topic 6:

Quotation Marks

Topic 7:

Dashes

Topic 8:

Parentheses

Topic 9:

Hyphens

Topic 10:

Abbreviations

Topic 11:

Capitalization

Topic 12:

Italics

Topic 13:

Numbers

Topic 14:

Spelling

Style and Word Choice

Topic 1:

Wordiness

Topic 2:

Eliminating Redundancies

Topic 3:

Sentence Variety

Topic 4:

Coordination and Subordination

Topic 5:

Faulty Comparisons

Topic 6:

Word Choice

Topic 7:

Clichés, Slang, and Jargon

Topic 8:

Parallelism

Multilingual Writers

Topic 1:

Helping Verbs, Gerunds and Infinitives, and Phrasal Verbs

Topic 2:

Nouns, Verbs, and Objects

Topic 3:

Articles

Topic 4:

Count and Noncount Nouns

Topic 5:

Sentence Structure and Word Order

Topic 6:

Verb Agreement

Topic 7:

Participles and Adverb Placement

Connect Composition Essentials 3.0 Handbook Table of Contents

Part 1: Documenting Sources

Chapter 1. Writing with Sources Using MLA Format

Chapter 2. Writing with Sources Using APA Format

Chapter 3. Writing with Sources using Chicago Manual of Style, CSE, and Other Formats

Part 2: The Research Process

Chapter 4. Creating a Research Strategy

Chapter 5. Researching and Evaluating Traditional Sources

Chapter 6. Researching and Evaluating Electronic Sources

Chapter 7. Taking Notes and Avoiding Plagiarism

Chapter 8. Writing with Sources

Part 3: Special Writing Situations

Chapter 9. Writing about Literature

Chapter 10. Communicating in Class: Essay Examinations and Oral Presentations

Chapter 11. Communicating in Business

Part 4: Sentence Style

Chapter 12. Learning about Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases

Chapter 13. Avoiding Fragments, Fused Sentences, and Comma Splices

Chapter 14. Combining Sentences through Coordination and Subordination

Chapter 15. Maintaining Parallelism

Chapter 16. Avoiding Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Chapter 17. Correcting Mixed Constructions and Faulty Shifts

Chapter 18. Creating Interest by Varying Sentence Patterns

Chapter 19. Writing in Clear and Empathetic Style

Part 5: Word Choice

Chapter 20. Using a Dictionary and a Thesaurus

Chapter 21. Using Exact Language

Chapter 22. Maintaining Appropriate Tone, Style, and Word Choice

Chapter 23. Making Your Writing Concise

Part 6: Grammar

Chapter 24. Learning Parts of Speech

Chapter 25. Mastering Verb Forms and Tenses

Chapter 26. Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement

Chapter 27. Learning Pronoun Types, Cases, and Reference

Chapter 28. Maintaining Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Chapter 29. Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly

Part 7: Punctuation, Spelling, and Mechanics

Chapter 30. Mastering End Punctuation

Chapter 31. Mastering the Comma

Chapter 32. Mastering the Semicolon

Chapter 33. Mastering the Colon

Chapter 34. Mastering the Apostrophe

Chapter 35. Mastering Quotation Marks

Chapter 36. Mastering Other Marks of Punctuation

Chapter 37. Improving Your Spelling

Chapter 38. Using the Hyphen

Chapter 39. Mastering the Rules of Capitalization

Chapter 40. Learning to Abbreviate Words, Phrases, and Titles

Chapter 41. Using Numbers and Italics Correctly

Part 8: A Guide for ESL Writers

Chapter 42. Mastering Articles and Plurals of Nouns

Chapter 43. Mastering Sentence Structure

Chapter 44. Mastering Verbs and Subject-Verb Agreement

Chapter 45. Using Adjectives, Adverbs, and Participles Correctly

Chapter 46. Using Words Correctly

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