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Learning Objective One:
"Engage the rich, complex subject matter you have chosen, conducting appropriate research to compose an informed and thoughtful essay for your chosen audience.." (Subject-Matter Knowledge)
Learning Objective Two:
"Use and adapt writing practices, including inquiry and collaboration, that writers use to write for the wide range of readers one might attract when writing about issues of public interest." (Writing Process Knowledge)
Learning Objective Three:
"Communicate with public audiences about issues of public interest, portraying yourself as a trustworthy and credible writer, using logic and reasoning as evidence to support your arguments, and engaging readers by drawing on their emotions." (Rhetorical Knowledge)
Learning Objective Four:
"Recognize and employ characteristics of the types of writing (genres) that are appropriate for engaging public audiences about issues of public interest." (Genre Knowledge)
Learning Objective Five:
Draw on your audiences’ shared interests, goals, values, and communicative practices in order contribute effectively to ongoing public conversations about issues of public interest (Discourse Community Knowledge)
Learning Objective Six:
"Reflect on and evaluate your own writing process and products." (Metacognition)
Learning Objective Seven:
"Articulate and apply theoretical, rhetorical, and ethical considerations pertinent to writing in public spheres."
Learning Objective Eight:
"Understand the rhetorical affordances of multimodal composition and communicate effectively through a variety of media platforms."
Learning Objective Nine:
"Adhere to appropriate citation conventions, fair use, and copyright for primary and secondary sources from a variety of media platforms."
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