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Academic essay writing
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To identify the structural components of writing tasks and the academic essay Cognitive Knowledge
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2
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To use varied strategies for gathering and developing ideas Cognitive Application
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3
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To organize and structure ideas to facilitate reader understanding Cognitive Synthesis
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4
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To compose logically organized academic essays using varied, appropriate patterns of development
and organization on topics of increasing complexity
Cognitive Synthesis
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5
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To integrate secondary sources to develop ideas, add credibility, and avoid plagiarism Cognitive Synthesis
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6
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To use MLA citations Cognitive Application
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7
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To apply strategies for revising the structure and content of writing assignments Cognitive Application
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8
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To use digital tools effectively for drafting and polishing writing assignments Cognitive Application
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Critical thinking through analytical reading and writing
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To categorize concrete and abstract concepts and ideas Cognitive Synthesis
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To evaluate evidence and ideas for their importance and relevancy Cognitive Evaluation
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3
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To identify rhetorical strategies for developing ideas Cognitive Knowledge
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4
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To support assertions with different types of logical reasoning Cognitive Evaluation
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5
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To analyze a piece of writing for its purpose, style, audience, and rhetorical strategies Cognitive Analysis
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6
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To evaluate secondary sources for their credibility and use in academic writing Cognitive Evaluation
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7
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To summarize and paraphrase an author’s ideas Cognitive Comprehension
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Language success
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Order
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Recognize major sentence punctuation and verb errors as well as minor errors with internal sentence punctuation, mechanics, and grammar
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To analyze and correct errors in grammar, punctuation, and mechanics
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3
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To evaluate stylistic choices at the word, phrase, and sentence level appropriate for an academic
Audience
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4
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To utilize strategies for proofreading and editing
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