WRIT 131 Writing I

General

• Create specific and clear thesis statements and select relevant evidence for support.
• Develop unified and coherent paragraphs that contribute to the overall purpose and argument of an essay.
• Effectively integrate and properly cite quotations, paraphrases, and summaries.
• Incorporate instructor and peer comments into writing.
• Make content, style, and formatting choices appropriate for academic contexts.
• Make global and sentence-level revisions that strengthen the focus, organization, and clarity of writing.
• Use active reading strategies and invention techniques to think critically about writing topics, recognize multiple perspectives, and develop meaningful responses to assignments.
• Use principles of arrangement to organize ideas throughout the writing process.