For REQUIRED SYLLABUS information that is to be included on all syllabi starting Spring 2018, 201830 go to https://internal.cccs.edu/wp-content/uploads/documents/GT-CO1-Required-Syllabus-Info.docx.:

 1. Exhibit an understanding of audience, purpose, genre, context, and formatting that is responsive to the situation.

 2. Plan, write, revise and review multi-paragraph compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, exploratory, and persuasive/argumentative writing within various rhetorical situations.

 3. Apply conventions of composition including organization, presentation, and stylistic choices.

 4. Employ critical and evaluative reading skills in order to synthesize evidence and/or sources in support of a claim, using an appropriate documentation system.

 5. Apply genre conventions including structure, paragraphing, tone, mechanics, grammar, syntax, and style

 REQUIRED TOPICAL OUTLINE

 

 Note: Outline details recursive, not linear, activities.

 

 I. Rhetorical Knowledge

 A. Audience

 B. Purpose

 C. Reading strategies

 D. Genre

 E. Reflective strategies

 II. Experience in Writing

 A. Generating ideas

 B. Planning

 C. Drafting

 D. Editing

 E. Proofreading

 F. Revising

 G. Critiquing

 H. Recursive process

 III. Critical and Creative Thinking

 A. Identifying context

 B. Presenting a position

 C. Drawing relevant conclusions

 IV. Sources and Evidence

 A. Selecting appropriate evidence

 B. Evaluating evidence

 C. Integrating evidence

 V. Composing Conventions

 A. Applying genre conventions

 B. Voice, tone, and style

 C. Structuring and paragraphing

 D. Employing appropriate mechanics, syntax, and diction