Course Map

Resource	Learning Outcomes
Unit 1: What is College Writing?
Unit 1 Introduction Video	—
Unit 1 Learning Outcomes	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals 1b Define various genres in academic writing 1c Distinguish writing for specific audiences and purposes 1d Identify writing as a process 1e Identify the stages of the PWR writing process
1.1: Defining the Rhetorical Situation
Overview: Rhetorical Situation and Rhetorical Appeals	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
Who is Your Audience?	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
What is Your Purpose?	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
Example: Social Media and Rhetorical Situation	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
Exercise: Writing to an Audience with a Purpose	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals 1c Distinguish writing for specific audiences and purposes
1.2: Defining Rhetorical Appeals
The History of Rhetoric	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
Introduction to Rhetorical Appeals	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
Ethos	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
Pathos	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
Logos	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
Types of Claims	1b Define various genres in academic writing
Logical Fallacies	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
Example: Researching Marijuana	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals
Exercise: Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address	1c Distinguish writing for specific audiences and purposes
1.3: Types of College Writing
Overview: Genres of College Writing	1b Define various genres in academic writing
Overview: Types of Arguments	1b Define various genres in academic writing
1.4: The PWR (Prewrite, Write, and Revise) Method
Overview: Writing as a Process	1d Identify writing as a process
Introduction to Writing Processes	1d Identify writing as a process
Prewriting	1d Identify writing as a process
Example: Prewriting	1d Identify writing as a process
Crafting a Thesis	1d Identify writing as a process
Outlining	1d Identify writing as a process
Example: Outline	1d Identify writing as a process
Drafting	1d Identify writing as a process
Example: A Rough Draft	1d Identify writing as a process
Revising	1d Identify writing as a process
Editing	1d Identify writing as a process
Example: Revising and Editing	1d Identify writing as a process
Exercise: Prewriting	1e Identify the stages of the PWR writing process
Unit 1 Essay	1e Identify the stages of the PWR writing process
Unit 1 Assessment
Unit 1 Assessment	1a Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals 1b Define various genres in academic writing 1c Distinguish writing for specific audiences and purposes 1d Identify writing as a process 1e Identify the stages of the PWR writing process
Unit 2: What is the Basis of College Writing?
Unit 2 Introduction Video	—
Unit 2 Learning Outcomes	2a Identify college writing as a conversation between different voices 2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing 2c Choose a well-revised thesis 2d Identify logical fallacies in a given text 2e Organize ideas logically in an outline 2f Choose well-crafted topic sentences 2g Define academic tone
2.1: College Writing as Discourse
Overview: Discourse Communities	2a Identify college writing as a conversation between different voices
Introduction to Academic Discourse and Writing	2a Identify college writing as a conversation between different voices
2.2: Personal Narrative
Overview: Narrative Writing	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Example: The Danger of a Single Story	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Student Example: Narrative	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Exercise: Narrative	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
2.3: Comparison and Contrast
Overview: Comparison and Contrast Writing, Part 1	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Overview: Comparison and Contrast Writing, Part 2	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Examples: What is Love? and The Physics of Human Sperm vs. a Sperm Whale	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Student Example: Compare and Contrast	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Exercise: Compare and Contrast	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
2.4: Cause and Effect Analysis
Overview: Cause and Effect Analysis, Part 1	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Overview: Cause and Effect Analysis, Part 2	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Example: The False Cause Fallacy and the Black Plague	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Student Example: Cause-and-Effect Essay	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Exercise: Cause and Effect	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
2.5: Argument
Five Essential Parts of an Argument	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Overview: Classical and Toulmin Arguments	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Overview: Rogerian Arguments	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Example: Traditional Argument	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Student Example: Argument	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
2.6: The Thesis
Reviewing Rhetorical Appeals and Logical Fallacies	2d Identify logical fallacies in a given text
Crafting a Thesis, Part 1	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Crafting a Thesis, Part 2	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Exercise: Evaluating Theses	2c Choose a well-revised thesis
Exercise: Identifying Logical Fallacies	2d Identify logical fallacies in a given text
Exercise: Develop a Claim	2c Choose a well-revised thesis
2.7: Reasons and Evidence
Reasons as Sub-Claims	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Providing Evidence	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Example: Evidence on Marijuana	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Exercise: Evidence	2e Organize ideas logically in an outline
2.8 Body Paragraphs
Using Paragraphs	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Paragraph Structure	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Exercise: Identifying Paragraph Structure	2f Choose well-crafted topic sentences
2.9: Introductions
Introductions	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Exercise: Write an Introduction	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
2.10: Conclusions
Conclusions	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
Exercise: Write a Conclusion	2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing
2.11: Academic Tone and Style
Academic Language and Tone	2g Define academic tone
Exercise: Analyze an Article	2g Define academic tone
Activity: Unit 2 Essay	2f Choose well-crafted topic sentences
Unit 2 Assessment
Unit 2 Assessment	2a Identify college writing as a conversation between different voices 2b List the essential components of different genres of college writing 2c Choose a well-revised thesis 2d Identify logical fallacies in a given text 2e Organize ideas logically in an outline 2f Choose well-crafted topic sentences 2g Define academic tone
Unit 3: How Do I Use Sources?
Unit 3 Introduction Video	—
Unit 3 Learning Outcomes	3a Evaluate sources for evidence to support a thesis and respond to counter-arguments 3b Analyze sources for credibility and relevance 3c Evaluate rhetorically appropriate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries 3d Evaluate responses to integrated source materials 3e Define plagiarism 3f Document citations in various styles
3.1: Sources as Evidence
What Evidence or Sources are Needed?	3a Evaluate sources for evidence to support a thesis and respond to counter-arguments
Provide Additional Support for This Point	3a Evaluate sources for evidence to support a thesis and respond to counter-arguments
The Research Process	3a Evaluate sources for evidence to support a thesis and respond to counter-arguments
Example: Researching	3b Analyze sources for credibility and relevance
Evaluating Information	3b Analyze sources for credibility and relevance
Example: Evaluating Sources	3b Analyze sources for credibility and relevance
Critically Reading Sources	3a Evaluate sources for evidence to support a thesis and respond to counter-arguments 3b Analyze sources for credibility and relevance
Annoying Ways People Use Sources	3c Evaluate rhetorically appropriate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries 3d Evaluate responses to integrated source materials
Including a Counterargument	3b Analyze sources for credibility and relevance 3d Evaluate responses to integrated source materials
Exercise: Evaluating Sources	3a Evaluate sources for evidence to support a thesis and respond to counter-arguments
Exercise: Adding Evidence	3a Evaluate sources for evidence to support a thesis and respond to counter-arguments 3b Analyze sources for credibility and relevance 3c Evaluate rhetorically appropriate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
3.2: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Overview: Quoting	3c Evaluate rhetorically appropriate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
When to Quote and When to Paraphrase	3c Evaluate rhetorically appropriate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
Example: Quoting and Paraphrasing	3c Evaluate rhetorically appropriate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
Paraphrasing	3c Evaluate rhetorically appropriate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
Summarizing	3c Evaluate rhetorically appropriate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
Exercise: Quoting Sources	3c Evaluate rhetorically appropriate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
3.3: Plagiarism and Citation
Overview: Plagiarism	3e Define plagiarism
Overview: Citation	3f Document citations in various styles
Citation and Documentation	3f Document citations in various styles
MLA Citations	3f Document citations in various styles
MLA Works Cited	3f Document citations in various styles
Exercise: MLA Citation Quiz	3f Document citations in various styles
APA Citations	3f Document citations in various styles
APA References	3f Document citations in various styles
Exercise: APA Citation Quiz	3f Document citations in various styles
Exercise: PWR Process	3f Document citations in various styles
Activity: Unit 3 Essay	3f Document citations in various styles
Unit 3 Assessment
Unit 3 Assessment	3a Evaluate sources for evidence to support a thesis and respond to counter-arguments 3b Analyze sources for credibility and relevance 3c Evaluate rhetorically appropriate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries 3d Evaluate responses to integrated source materials 3e Define plagiarism 3f Document citations in various styles
Unit 4: Finishing Touches
Unit 4 Introduction Video	—
Unit 4 Learning Outcomes	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures 4b Label various elements of style 4c Review writing for grammatical and style sophistication, including varied sentence structure and strong word choice 4d Outline proofreading techniques
4.1: Basics of Grammar
Overview: Grammar	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures
Subject and Predicate	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures
Verb Tenses	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures
Review Subject-Verb Agreement	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures
Fragments and Run-ons	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures
Sentence Patterns	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures
Sentence Construction	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures
Use Parallel Structure	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures
Subject-Pronoun Agreement	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures
Punctuation	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures
Exercise: Grammar and Punctuation Errors	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures 4c Review writing for grammatical and style sophistication, including varied sentence structure and strong word choice
4.2: Basics of Style
Review: Basics of Grammar	4b Label various elements of style
Active Voice	4b Label various elements of style
Passive Voice	4b Label various elements of style
Avoid Unnecessary "to be" Verbs	4b Label various elements of style
Diction	4b Label various elements of style
Exercise: "to be" Verbs	4c Review writing for grammatical and style sophistication, including varied sentence structure and strong word choice 4d Outline proofreading techniques
4.3: Revising and Editing
Overview: Revising and Editing	4c Review writing for grammatical and style sophistication, including varied sentence structure and strong word choice 4d Outline proofreading techniques
More on Revising	4c Review writing for grammatical and style sophistication, including varied sentence structure and strong word choice 4d Outline proofreading techniques
More on Editing	4c Review writing for grammatical and style sophistication, including varied sentence structure and strong word choice 4d Outline proofreading techniques
Reading Aloud	4c Review writing for grammatical and style sophistication, including varied sentence structure and strong word choice 4d Outline proofreading techniques
Exercise: Revise Your Essay	4c Review writing for grammatical and style sophistication, including varied sentence structure and strong word choice 4d Outline proofreading techniques
Activity: Unit 4 Essay	4c Review writing for grammatical and style sophistication, including varied sentence structure and strong word choice 4d Outline proofreading techniques
Unit 4 Assessment
Unit 4 Assessment	4a Label various sentence and grammatical structures 4b Label various elements of style 4c Review writing for grammatical and style sophistication, including varied sentence structure and strong word choice 4d Outline proofreading techniques
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