{"id":1019,"date":"2020-06-26T02:51:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T02:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/writing-workshop\/chapter\/learning-outcomes\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T01:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T01:14:13","slug":"learning-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/chapter\/learning-outcomes\/","title":{"raw":"Learning Outcomes","rendered":"Learning Outcomes"},"content":{"raw":"<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes.jpg\" alt=\"decorative image\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe content, assignments, and assessments for this course are aligned to the following learning outcomes. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1rIj4MMbZtEAP_DhS8TFwyal8xuiwTfY82gBg88ALL20\/edit#gid=1607137443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">view the entire list of learning outcomes here<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/12t_FMOSraLjkvWLJny8-2j7hUsDDIdy0y5WgEp_bfGo\/edit#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corequisite-specific learning outcomes here<\/a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 1: Success Skills<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify common habits that lead to success in college<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Write professionally and effectively in your college communications<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Effectively use digital tools to convey your ideas<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Recognize the importance of critical thinking and reflection as an intellectual process<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain the importance of time management, expectations, and critical thinking to college success<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 2: Reading Strategies<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Analyze and utilize general reading strategies<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Utilize specialized reading strategies<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define and identify rhetorical context<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use context clues and other reading strategies to learn and retain new words<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze various types of reading material<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 3: Writing Essentials<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify, analyze, and create effective thesis statements<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Recognize and evaluate effective paragraphs<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine how to analyze and appeal to your audience in your writing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze effective sentences, including the use of the active voice<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze methods to construct paragraphs that create an argument, have a thesis statement, and include evidence<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 4: Writing in College<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Explain common college-level writing assignments and effective writing techniques<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine characteristics of common essay assignments<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine characteristics of writing narratives<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate multimodal text<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe ways to get started on multiple types of college writing assignments<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 5: Grammar Essentials<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Analyze the use of punctuation marks<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze the use of apostrophes<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze the use of commas<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine the use of semicolons and colons<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Critique passages, revising for run-on sentences and fragments<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine sentence construction and the proper use of punctuation<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 6: The Writing Process<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Describe topic selection activities<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze prewriting activities<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe ways to find evidence in support of a claim<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze essay organizational techniques<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate drafting techniques<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine components of the writing process and strategies for collecting and organizing evidence<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 7: The Writing Process\u2014Revising and Proofreading<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Analyze revision activities<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate revision strategies<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate editing and proofreading activities<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 8: Analysis and Synthesis<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Examine the basics of analysis<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Recognize and evaluate keys to successful analytic writing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify and apply different types of analytic processes<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine strategies for successful synthesis<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 9: Academic Argument<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate argumentative essays and thesis statements<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine the structure of logical arguments and types of supporting claims<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe and apply the rhetorical appeals of logos, pathos, and ethos<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate logical fallacies in argument<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate strategies for rebuttal and refutation of counterargument<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 10: Research\u2014Finding and Evaluating Sources<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Describe research writing and the importance of starting with a research question<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate methods for finding various types of sources using search engines and databases<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe methods for effectively finding and evaluating online and database sources<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 11: Research\u2014Using Sources<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Synthesize outside sources with your own through effective quotes, paraphrasing, and summarizing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate concerns about plagiarism and how to demonstrate academic integrity<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine MLA documentation formatting and practices<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examine APA documentation formatting and practices<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Synthesize outside sources with your own through effective quotes, paraphrasing, and summarizing, in correct MLA or APA style<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Module 12: Grammar Basics<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Understand the use of nouns and pronouns<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze the use of verbs<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze the use of other parts of speech, including adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and articles<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze sentence structure<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes.jpg\" alt=\"decorative image\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The content, assignments, and assessments for this course are aligned to the following learning outcomes. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1rIj4MMbZtEAP_DhS8TFwyal8xuiwTfY82gBg88ALL20\/edit#gid=1607137443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">view the entire list of learning outcomes here<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/12t_FMOSraLjkvWLJny8-2j7hUsDDIdy0y5WgEp_bfGo\/edit#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corequisite-specific learning outcomes here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Module 1: Success Skills<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify common habits that lead to success in college<\/li>\n<li>Write professionally and effectively in your college communications<\/li>\n<li>Effectively use digital tools to convey your ideas<\/li>\n<li>Recognize the importance of critical thinking and reflection as an intellectual process<\/li>\n<li>Explain the importance of time management, expectations, and critical thinking to college success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 2: Reading Strategies<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Analyze and utilize general reading strategies<\/li>\n<li>Utilize specialized reading strategies<\/li>\n<li>Define and identify rhetorical context<\/li>\n<li>Use context clues and other reading strategies to learn and retain new words<\/li>\n<li>Analyze various types of reading material<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 3: Writing Essentials<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify, analyze, and create effective thesis statements<\/li>\n<li>Recognize and evaluate effective paragraphs<\/li>\n<li>Examine how to analyze and appeal to your audience in your writing<\/li>\n<li>Analyze effective sentences, including the use of the active voice<\/li>\n<li>Analyze methods to construct paragraphs that create an argument, have a thesis statement, and include evidence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 4: Writing in College<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Explain common college-level writing assignments and effective writing techniques<\/li>\n<li>Examine characteristics of common essay assignments<\/li>\n<li>Examine characteristics of writing narratives<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate multimodal text<\/li>\n<li>Describe ways to get started on multiple types of college writing assignments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 5: Grammar Essentials<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Analyze the use of punctuation marks<\/li>\n<li>Analyze the use of apostrophes<\/li>\n<li>Analyze the use of commas<\/li>\n<li>Examine the use of semicolons and colons<\/li>\n<li>Critique passages, revising for run-on sentences and fragments<\/li>\n<li>Examine sentence construction and the proper use of punctuation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 6: The Writing Process<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe topic selection activities<\/li>\n<li>Analyze prewriting activities<\/li>\n<li>Describe ways to find evidence in support of a claim<\/li>\n<li>Analyze essay organizational techniques<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate drafting techniques<\/li>\n<li>Examine components of the writing process and strategies for collecting and organizing evidence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 7: The Writing Process\u2014Revising and Proofreading<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Analyze revision activities<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate revision strategies<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate editing and proofreading activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 8: Analysis and Synthesis<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Examine the basics of analysis<\/li>\n<li>Recognize and evaluate keys to successful analytic writing<\/li>\n<li>Identify and apply different types of analytic processes<\/li>\n<li>Examine strategies for successful synthesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 9: Academic Argument<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Evaluate argumentative essays and thesis statements<\/li>\n<li>Examine the structure of logical arguments and types of supporting claims<\/li>\n<li>Describe and apply the rhetorical appeals of logos, pathos, and ethos<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate logical fallacies in argument<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate strategies for rebuttal and refutation of counterargument<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 10: Research\u2014Finding and Evaluating Sources<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe research writing and the importance of starting with a research question<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate methods for finding various types of sources using search engines and databases<\/li>\n<li>Describe methods for effectively finding and evaluating online and database sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 11: Research\u2014Using Sources<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Synthesize outside sources with your own through effective quotes, paraphrasing, and summarizing<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate concerns about plagiarism and how to demonstrate academic integrity<\/li>\n<li>Examine MLA documentation formatting and practices<\/li>\n<li>Examine APA documentation formatting and practices<\/li>\n<li>Synthesize outside sources with your own through effective quotes, paraphrasing, and summarizing, in correct MLA or APA style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module 12: Grammar 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