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Rhetorical Knowledge
Rhetorical knowledge is the ability to analyze, put together, and develop ideas.
By the end of FYW, students should be able to:
Understand how to use audience, purpose, and concepts to develop and analyze tests
Evaluate how genres influence readers and writers experimentation with conventions
(mechanics, structure and style)
Develop the ability to shift voice, tone, formality, design, medium and layout to accommodate
varying situations and contexts
Critical Reading
Reading critically is the ability to analyze and understand ideas, information, and texts. When
writers think critically about a piece, they are able to separate claims from evidence, evaluate sources and
evidence, and find connections or patterns. The critical reader does not have to believe what they are told
because they are able to discern the truth from fiction These practices are fundamental in advanced
academic writing.
By the end of FYW, students should be able to:
Use reading for questioning, learning, and discovery.
Analyze their own work and the work of others critically. This would involve evaluating many different
kinds of texts and recognizing the importance of rhetorical strategies used.
Locate and evaluate primary and secondary research materials. Meaning that credibility, bias, and
accuracy are especially acknowledged. These research materials can include journal articles, essays,
books, scholarly and professionally established databases, and informal internet sources.
Use a diverse range of texts, focusing especially on the relationship between the claim and its evidence.
Patterns of organization, and the connection between what is said by the writer and what is not are also
assessed to understand how these features work with different audiences or situations.
Composing Processes
Writers use multiple different types of strategies develop and finalize projects. Be able to research the
topic before you begin writing the piece. Be flexible when you are writing your piece and talk to people
about your piece and research.
Be flexible when you draft, review, collaborate, revisit, rewrite, reread, and edit.
Be able to brainstorm with others and discuss ideas and text.
Use your writing process to engage with source material and form your own ideas along with others as a
means of creating a good argument.
Knowledge of Conventions
Conventions are the laws that govern genres. For example, a tragedy cannot have a happy ending.
If it does, it is not a tragedy. Conventions also deal with spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and correct
citations.
By the end of FYW, students should be able to:
Discover how each genre has unique conventions and understand why they vary.
Understand why citations and correct recognition is crucial.
Gain knowledge on grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.

Critical Reflection

The ability as a writer to articulate and understand what youre thinking and the choices
you as a writer make
By the end of FYW, students should be able to:
Demonstrate writing skills in various situations
Be rhetorically aware regarding writing conventions and using it for reflection
Evaluate your writing skills in regard for your knowledge of conventions
Understanding that evaluating their own writing is a necessary part of learning, thinking and
communicating