Final Project Continued...

1. No Journal-- Let's get started!

2. Sections 2, 3, and 4 of project.

3. In Class project time...

4. Meeting Schedule.

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing



* Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating
* Understand a writing assignment as a series of tasks, including finding,
evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing appropriate primary and secondary
sources
* Integrate their own ideas with those of others
* Understand the relationships among language, knowledge, and power


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
* Understand writing as an open process that permits writers to use later invention and re-thinking to revise their work
* Understand the collaborative and social aspects of writing processes
* Learn to critique their own and others' works
* Learn to balance the advantages of relying on others with the responsibility of doing their part
* Use a variety of technologies to address a range of audiences


Knowledge of Conventions

By the end of first year composition, students should

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

Final Project

1. Journal: What have you improved upon this year?

2. Introduction to final Project.... Notes....

Rhetorical Knowledge

By the end of first year composition, students should

* Focus on a purpose
* Respond to the needs of different audiences
* Respond appropriately to different kinds of rhetorical situations
* Use conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation
* Adopt appropriate voice, tone, and level of formality
* Understand how genres shape reading and writing
* Write in several genres


3. Sample Project Entry.

4. Reading Groups...

5. Final Draft

Argument Cont....

1. Journal: Convince me to believe something you don’t…..
2. HW Review….
3. Work Cited….
4. Argument Structure… Sample Outline…
5. In Class Reading and Analysis….