Course Learning Outcomes for English Composition I

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1	English Composition I
2	Lumen Learning: Waymaker English Composition I Learning Outcomes is licensed under CC-BY 4.0
3	Outcomes

4	Module 1: Success Skills
5	1.1	Identify and practice habits for success		Habits for Success
6		1.1.1	Develop a personal definition of success	A Personal Definition of Success
7		1.1.2	Identify specific strategies to achieve success	Strategies to Achieve Success
8		1.1.3	Identify support network options	Campus Support Networks
9	1.2	Identify and apply critical thinking skills		Critical Thinking
10		1.2.1	Define critical thinking	Defining Critical Thinking
11		1.2.2	Identify the role that logic plays in critical thinking	Critical Thinking and Logic
12		1.2.3	Apply critical thinking skills to problem-solving scenarios	Problem-Solving with Critical Thinking
13		1.2.4	Apply critical thinking skills to evaluate of information	Evaluating Information With Critical Thinking
14	1.3	Analyze time management practices		Time Management
15		1.3.1	Define your current uses of time in daily life	How You Use Your Time
16		1.3.2	Explore time management strategies to add time for college success activities	Create a Schedule
17		1.3.3	Identify procrastination behaviors and strategies to avoid them	Get Better at Prioritizing
18	1.4	Define successful approaches towards college writing tasks		Writing in College
19		1.4.1	Identify common types of writing tasks given in a college class	Common Types of Writing Tasks
20		1.4.2	Describe the purpose of writing tasks, and what an instructor might expect to see from your work	Purpose of Writing Tasks
21		1.4.3	Recognize strategies for success on particular types of writing tasks	Strategies for Writing Success
22		1.4.4	Define writing anxiety	Writing Through Fear
23	1.5	Apply word processing skills to college writing tasks		Computer-Based Writing
24		1.5.1	Demonstrate proficiency with basic word processor features	Beginning Word-Processing Skills
25		1.5.2	Demonstrate proficiency with intermediate word processor features	Intermediate Word-Processing Skills
26		1.5.3	Demonstrate proficiency with advanced word processor features	Advanced Word-Processing Skills
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29	Module 2: Reading
30	2.1	Evaluate various types of reading materials		Types of Reading Material
31		2.1.1	Evaluate various forms of writing, from various sources	Evaluate Forms of Writing
32		2.1.2	Evaluate distinguishing characteristics of journalism, literature, nonfiction, and academic texts	Characteristics of Writing Genres
33	2.2	Evaluate general reading strategies		Reading Strategies
34		2.2.1	Evaluate rhetorical context of a text (purpose, author, audience)	The Rhetorical Situation
35		2.2.2	Evaluate previewing as a reading strategy	Previewing
36		2.2.3	Evaluate active reading as a reading strategy	Active Academic Reading
37		2.2.4	Evaluate summarizing as a reading strategy	Summarizing
38		2.2.5	Evaluate reviewing as a reading strategy	Reviewing
39	2.3	Evaluate reading strategies for specialized texts		Specialized Reading Strategies
40		2.3.1	Evaluate strategies for reading on digital devices	Online Reading Comprehension
41		2.3.2	Evaluate strategies for reading, math, social science, and science texts	Reading Academic Texts
42		2.3.3	Evaluate strategies for reading graphics (charts, etc.)	Reading Charts and Graphs
43	2.4	Evaluate vocabulary usage		Vocabulary
44		2.4.1	Evaluate strategies for defining words from context	Using Context Clues
45		2.4.2	Evaluate additional tools for defining words (i.e. dictionaries and reference works)	Tools for Defining Words
46		2.4.3	Evaluate strategies for retaining and using new words in a working vocabulary	Improving Vocabulary
47	2.5	Evaluate thesis ideas of texts		Thesis
48		2.5.1	Evaluate explicit thesis statements in texts	Explicit Thesis Statements
49		2.5.2	Evaluate implicit thesis statements in texts	Implicit Thesis Statements
50		2.5.3	Evaluate strategies for using thesis statements to predict content of texts	Use Thesis Statements to Understand Texts
51	2.6	Evaluate supporting claims of texts		Supporting Claims
52		2.6.1	Evaluate various forms of support that can be used in a text to validate a thesis	Types of Support
53		2.6.2	Evaluate use of personal forms of support (narrative, anecdote)	Using Personal Forms of Support
54		2.6.3	Evaluate use of research-based forms of support (facts, statistics, outside authority)	Using Research-Based Forms of Support
55		2.6.4	Evaluate relationship between the rhetorical context of a text, and the effectiveness of the types of support used	Relationship Between Context and Types of Support
56	2.7	Evaluate use of logic and structure in texts		Logic and Structure
57		2.7.1	Evaluate patterns of logical organization in texts	Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
58		2.7.2	Evaluate basic features of rhetoric modes (narratives, comparison, definition, etc.)	Rhetorical Modes
59		2.7.3	Evaluate logical structures in argument	Logical Structures
60		2.7.4	Evaluate the impact of logical fallacies	Logical Fallacies
61	2.8	Evaluate summary skills for reading comprehension		Summary Skills
62		2.8.1	Evaluate annotation strategies	How to Annotate
63		2.8.2	Evaluate strategies to paraphrase a text's thesis statement	Paraphrasing Thesis Statements
64		2.8.3	Evaluate strategies to quote significant passages from a text	Quote Bombs
65		2.8.4	Evaluate strategies to distinguish a text's major claims from minor ones	Major V.S. Minor Claims
66		2.8.5	Evaluate strategies to convey the essential features of a text to someone who hasn't read it	Summary Writing
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69	Module 3: Writing Process
70	3.1	Evaluate topic selection activities		Topic Selection
71		3.1.1	Evaluate strategies for personalizing an assigned topic	Personalizing Assignment Topics
72		3.1.2	Evaluate strategies for finding a focus for an unassigned topic	Choosing and Developing Topics
73		3.1.3	Evaluate strategies for moving from general to specific	Making Writing More Specific
74	3.2	Evaluate prewriting activities		Prewriting
75		3.2.1	Evaluate purpose and defining characteristics of prewriting	Prewriting
76		3.2.2	Evaluate various prewriting strategies	Prewriting Strategies
77		3.2.3	Evaluate rhetorical context for the writing task	Rhetorical Context
78		3.2.4	Evaluate the role of a working thesis statement	Working Thesis Statements
79	3.3	Evaluate activities to find evidence in support of a claim		Finding Evidence
80		3.3.1	Evaluate experience or examples from personal life as they relate to a topic	Using Personal Examples
81		3.3.2	Evaluate strategies for preliminary research on a topic	Performing Background Research
82		3.3.3	Evaluate strategies for synthesis of research and personal ideas	Synthesizing Research and Personal Ideas
83		3.3.4	Evaluate effective techniques for quoting a source	Quoting Sources
84		3.3.5	Evaluate effective techniques for paraphrasing a source	Paraphrasing Sources
85		3.3.6	Evaluate effective techniques for summarizing a source	Summarizing Sources
86	3.4	Evaluate essay organizational techniques		Organizing
87		3.4.1	Evaluate appropriate rhetorical pattern for the topic and the task	Rhetorical Patterns
88		3.4.2	Evaluate components of an effective thesis statement	Components of Effective Thesis Statements
89		3.4.3	Evaluate components of an effective logical argument	Components of Logical Arguments
90		3.4.4	Evaluate components of an effective paragraph	Components of Effective Paragraphs
91		3.4.5	Evaluate components of an effective essay body	Components of Effective Essay Bodies
92		3.4.6	Evaluate components of an effective introduction	Components of Effective Introductions
93		3.4.7	Evaluate components of an effective conclusion	Components of Effective Conclusions
94	3.5	Evaluate drafting activities		Drafting
95		3.5.1	Evaluate strategies for drafting from an outline	From Outlining to Drafting
96		3.5.2	Evaluate considerations unique to early drafts	Flash Drafts
97		3.5.3	Evaluate the value of multiple drafts	Creating Multiple Drafts
98	3.6	Evaluate revision activities		Revising
99		3.6.1	Evaluate the process of seeking input on writing from others	Seeking Input from Others
100		3.6.2	Evaluate strategies for incorporating personal and external editorial comment	Incorporating Feedback