Desired Student Outcomes
Locate and evaluate (for credibility,
sutficiency, accuracy, timeliness,
ias, and so on) primary and
secondary research materials,
including journal articles, essays,
books, databases, and informal
electronic networks and Intemot
Use strategies—such as
Interpretation, synthesis,
response, critique, and destgn/
redesign—to compose texts that
integrate the writer's ideas with
those from appropriate sources.
Processes
Devolop a writing project through
‘multiple drafts,
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(Chapter 4: Focuses on analyzing 2 selection cially, including assessing the quality
of the evidence and the author’ use of language co discover bias of Faulty reasoning
(op. 74-78). |
‘Chapter 22: Eaphasies choosing appropriate source cypes forthe projec (pximary |
vs. secondary sources, p. 566; scholarly vs. popular sources, p. 566-68; books vs.
articles vs, media sources, pp. 568-68); evaluating sources for rlevence, includ
timelines and appropriacenes for the audience (p. 569), and reliability, including
Faimess and objectivity. verfabiliy, and bias (pp. 570-7).
(Chapter 23: Provides inscructin on asing Kbrary resources including using key
words effectively for searching catalogs and dasabases (pp. 576-81), using and
choosing appropriate research tool suchas eubject guides, government documens,
Lisservs, newsgroups, and so on (pp. 581-84), and conducting field research
(pp. 584-86),
(Chapter 3: Covers a variety of strategic, including synthesis, response, and evitique
ines Guide to Responding to Texe (pp. 60-65)
(Chapter 4: Covers using synthesis and ther vechniques to read critically
(pp. 74-78)
(Chapcers 12-19; Fach chapte: contains a section on thinking cially about the
thororical mode (we Ch. 13, p. 277, for example) a a "Syathesizing Idea box
(sce Ch. 13, 296, for eeample). The apparatus following teading selections a
the second half exch chapter alo includes activites for analyzing the writers |
technique thinking crccally about the thetoricl mode, and responding wo the
reading (see Ch. 12, pp. 293-94).
‘Chapter 23: Covers evaluating notes and synthesizing sources (pp. 592-95).
‘Chaprer 24 Cavers integrating information from sources with the students
‘own ideas (pp. 605-8) integrating quotations, paraphrase, and summaries
(pp. 608-12) while avoiding plagiarism (pp. 602-03). Via LaunchPad*, rural in
documenting and wocking with sources ate avilable
cite: sualising sources": Tutorials and practice on ctingall kinds of sources.
Pare 2: Chapt 5 focuses on finding and focusing ideas Chapter 6— developing,
and supporting thesis; Chapeer 7— organizing and defting an esays Chaptce
8—writing focused, well supported paragraphs: Chapter 9—zevlsing an essay for
sone weno, ning leis and proteses of pe ring Chap |
10—reading and revising a draft rtcally. One students writing process, rom idea
generation through revision is depicted across the chapters in Par 2.
ares 3-4s The Guided Writing Assignments in each chapter stress the writing
process, (See for example, Ch. 15, pp. 343-48.)
(Chapter 26: Coverage of developing a portolio emphasizes the importance of
demonstrating and reflecting on the writing proces (pp. 698-701).
Porfla Keeping, Second Edition’: Emphasies the imporcance of porflio keeping
asa reflection ofthe writing processes,
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