By the end of the course, students will:
- Develop their ability to form an active thesis and develop that thesis through paragraphs that exhibit strong controlling ideas and specific supporting details
- Refine their ability to construct an essay that is rhetorically effective in its organization, development, and language
- Develop a rhetorically effective and appropriate style that appeals to specific audiences
- Develop a maturity of control over their writing demonstrated by care with grammar, mechanics, and factual accuracy
- Be able to locate, identify, and learn to evaluate the reliability of standard academic sources including online sources
- Be able to support an interpretive stance using logic and sources
- Polish formal documentation skills
- Reconcile diverse opinions and reactions that reflect the varying perspectives on events both globally and locally as seen in both literature and expository essays
Jeff Dories, PhD 