Course Overview and Learning Outcomes

1.1 Types of Writing and Their Purposes — academic, professional, and formal writing; purpose, audience, and context

Quiz 1.1

1.2 The Rhetorical Situation — purpose, audience, context, genre, and stance (exigence)

Quiz 1.2

1.3 Rhetorical Appeals — ethos, pathos, logos; analyzing and deploying appeals in writing

Quiz 1.3

1.4 Critical Reading Strategies — annotation, close reading, identifying argument and evidence

Quiz 1.4

1.5 Genre Conventions — how genre shapes structure, tone, and purpose

Quiz 1.5

1.6 Writing Voice and Style — developing authorial voice; formal vs. informal register

Quiz 1.6

2.1 What Is a Personal Narrative? Purpose and genre conventions of narrative writing

Quiz 2.1

2.2 The Literacy Narrative — examples and analysis; significance and reflection

Quiz 2.2

2.3 Storytelling Techniques — scene-setting, dialogue, pacing, and reflection

Quiz 2.3

2.4 Prewriting and Invention Strategies — brainstorming, clustering, freewriting, outlining

Quiz 2.4

2.5 Writing the Narrative Draft — structure, voice, point of view, and descriptive detail

Quiz 2.5

2.6 Revising the Narrative — feedback, multiple drafts, and polishing

Quiz 2.6

3.1 What Is Rhetorical Analysis? Purpose and academic expectations

Quiz 3.1

3.2 Rhetorical Modes — narration, description, exposition, and argumentation

Quiz 3.2

3.3 Rhetorical Devices — figures of speech, repetition, appeals, and their effects

Quiz 3.3

3.4 Developing an Analytical Thesis — specificity, arguability, and scope

Quiz 3.4

3.5 Structuring the Rhetorical Analysis Essay — intro, body, conclusion

Quiz 3.5

3.6 Integrating Textual Evidence — quoting, paraphrasing, and signal phrases

Quiz 3.6

3.7 Topic Sentences and Transitions — paragraph cohesion and flow

Quiz 3.7

3.8 Recognizing Rhetorical Shifts — tone, purpose, and impact

Quiz 3.8

4.1 What Is an Argument? Claims, warrants, evidence, and backing (Toulmin model)

Quiz 4.1

4.2 Types of Claims — claims of fact, value, and policy

Quiz 4.2

4.3 Developing a Debatable Thesis — specificity, contestability, and scope

Quiz 4.3

4.4 Logical Fallacies — identifying and avoiding common reasoning errors

Quiz 4.4

4.5 The Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) Framework — applying to body paragraphs UPI Study

Quiz 4.5

4.6 Counterargument and Concession-Refutation — integrating opposing viewpoints fairly

Quiz 4.6

4.7 Writing the Argumentative Conclusion — synthesis, significance, and call to action

Quiz 4.7

4.8 Revising for Argument Strength — coherence, evidence quality, and logical flow

Quiz 4.8

5.1 Choosing and Narrowing a Research Topic — from broad subject to research question

Quiz 5.1

5.2 Types of Academic Sources — primary, secondary, tertiary; peer-reviewed journals

Quiz 5.2

5.3 Navigating Library Databases — JSTOR, EBSCO Academic Search Complete, ProQuest

Quiz 5.3

5.4 Boolean Search Strategies — AND, OR, NOT; filters and database features

Quiz 5.4

5.5 Evaluating Sources: The CRAAP Test — Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose

Quiz 5.5

5.6 The Annotated Bibliography — purpose, format, and writing evaluative annotations

Quiz 5.6