Groups and WPA decisions...

1.        Journal-  What point from your argument do you think is most convincing to others?  Why is it so?

2.       WPA guidelines  Finalize project ideas and groups decide last two.

3.       Groups and outlines…

Rhetorical Knowledge

◦Focus on a purpose

◦Write in several genres

◦Use conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation

Critical Thinking Reading and Writing

◦Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating

◦Integrate their own ideas with those of others

Processes

◦Be aware that it usually takes multiple drafts to create and complete a successful text

◦Understand writing as an open process that permits writers to use later invention and re-thinking to revise their work

◦Understand the collaborative and social aspects of writing processes

Knowledge of Conventions

◦Practice appropriate means of documenting their work

◦Control such surface features as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Composing in Electronic Environments

◦Use electronic environments for drafting, reviewing, revising, editing, and sharing texts.