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Welcome to the digital archives for the USD Advanced Writing Workshops!

Here you will find activities, assignments, and lesson plans for faculty who are interested in developing Advanced Writing syllabi for the new Core Curriculum, easily accessible by date or key word by searching with the tool bar to your right. ——>


First Year Writing Student Learning Outcomes

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Contexts and Purposes

Students will:

Write in ways appropriate to the audiences and occasions of each assignment

Write effectively in or about multiple discourses by distinguishing among and responding to rhetorical contexts

Content

Students will:

Apply relevant and compelling content, based on strong understandings of assigned subjects, in order to write effectively across multiple types of discourse

Sources and Evidence

Students will:

Use credible sources to develop ideas and arguments that are effective within assigned disciplines and discourses

Cite sources accurately according to conventions of the topic and discipline

Mechanics

Students will:

Write clearly and fluently, with few errors in syntax and grammar

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PRINTABLE VERSION: First Year Writing Student Learning Outcomes


Advanced Writing Student Learning Outcomes

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Contexts and Purposes

Students will:

Write with the mastery of a student advanced in an area of study by distinguishing and responding to audiences, occasions, and discursive contexts 

Content

Students will:

Apply relevant and compelling content, based on mastery of assigned subjects, in order to write effectively within the area of study

Sources and Evidence

Students will:

Use credible sources to develop ideas and arguments that are effective within the area of study

Cite sources accurately according to the conventions of the area of study

Mechanics

Students will:

Write clearly and fluently in formats relevant to the area of study, with few errors in syntax and grammar

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PRINTABLE VERSION: Advanced Writing Student Learning Outcomes