Rhetorical Knowledge

• Identify, articulate, and focus on a defined purpose
• Respond to the need of the appropriate audience
• Use conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation
• Use appropriate technologies to organize, present, and communicate information to address a range of audiences, purposes, and genres

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

• Use information, writing, and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating

Processes

• Be aware that it usually takes multiple drafts to create and complete a successful text
• Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading

Knowledge of Conventions:

• Learn and apply appropriate standards, laws, policies, and accepted practices for the use of a variety of technologies
• Develop knowledge of genre conventions ranging from structure and paragraphing to tone and mechanics