Rhetorical Knowledge

• Identify, articulate, and focus on a defined purpose
• Respond to the need of the appropriate audience
• Respond appropriately to different rhetorical situations
• Use conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation
• Write in multiple genres
• Understand the role of a variety of technologies/media in accessing, retrieving, managing, and communicating information

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

• Understand that research and writing are a series of tasks including accessing, retrieving, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing appropriate information from sources that vary in content, format, structure, and scope

Processes

• Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading
• Understand the collaborative and social aspects of research and writing processes
• Use appropriate technologies to manage data and information collected or generated for future use

Knowledge of Conventions:

• Learn common formats for different genres
• Develop knowledge of genre conventions ranging from structure and paragraphing to tone and mechanics
• Apply appropriate means of documenting their work
• Control surface features such as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling