Advanced Composition (2020 - 2021)

Writing

prewrite to generate ideas for writing

draft writing to capture ideas and develop fluency

revise writing to match purposes with audience and to improve content, organization, and style

revise writing to eliminate wordiness, excessive predictions, and roundabout expressions

edit for spelling, fragments, and run-on sentences

edit for misplaced and dangling modifiers, split infinitives, and non-parallel elements

use writing handbooks, grammar checkers, and references to edit usage and mechanics

write and support thesis statements

develop a central idea with examples, illustrations, facts, and details

write logical and effective transitions between ideas and paragraphs

maintain unity and coherence

write to report answers to research questions

construct persuasive written arguments related to themes of literature

write proposals and action plans

 write college-style essays

prepare bibliographies, tables of contents, title pages, and appendices

establish voice through tone, word choice, rhetorical devices, and literary devices

use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, appropriate modifiers, and active rather than passive voice

write, combine, and vary sentences to match purposes and audience

use a variety of sentence types in writing (e.g., simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences)

integrate quotations and citations into a written text while maintaining the flow of ideas

synthesize and summarize information to avoid plagiarism

produce writing of various genres which includes persuasive, analytical, reflective journals, narrative, expository, poetry, and technical

engage in writing expository themed timed writings

 write texts of a length appropriate to address the topic or writing structure

produce writing to explain an idea or concept and/or convey information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently (research)

apply appropriate structures in writing about specific types of information (e.g., chronological order, cause and effect, flashback, and similarity and difference)