In this course, you will work towards achieving mastery of these competencies:

• Analyze written works using critical reading techniques
• Explain, in a written communication, a writer’s choices in relation to a specific audience, purpose, and subject
• Adapt the writing process to various writing situations

You will demonstrate these competencies in a single project due in Module Seven. For this project, you will write two versions of the same paper, an analysis of a written work.

Part One: Analysis of a Written Work for a First Audience

This is the first version of your paper. In it, you will communicate your analysis of a written work to an audience you choose.

Part Two: Analysis of a Written Work for a Second Audience

This is the second version of your paper. The ideas in this version are the same as the first version; what changes is the audience and writing situation.

Each week, you will work on individual pieces, then assemble them into a complete written product.

Module One:

• Choose the article you will analyze for the project
• Read the article closely to identify the context, purpose, and core idea

Module Two:

• Identify two audiences and writing situations for the project
• Continue reading the article closely and analyzing it

Module Three:

• Summarize the article
• Practice using evidence from the text to support your analysis

Module Four:

• Write a thesis statement
• Write an introduction that includes that thesis statement and the summary you wrote in Module Three

Module Five:

• Write a full draft of the first version of the paper that includes the introduction you wrote in Module Four

Module Two:

• Identify the two audiences and writing situations for the project

Module Three:

• Identify the needs of the audiences you chose

Module Six:

• Practice adapting written communication to a new audience

Module Seven:

• Adapt the draft you wrote in Module Five to the second audience you identified in Module Two

Completing these assignments will also help you develop and refine critical reading and writing skills that will help you with your project and support your growth as a writer.

Think of these skills as an assortment of tools that you can use whenever you need to read critically and express your thoughts in writing. Whether it is in future courses, throughout your career, or in your personal and community engagements, these tools will help you communicate with different audiences.

Identify topic, purpose, and core idea

• Module One Reading Response

Determine the historical and cultural context

• Module One Reading Response

Identify supporting details

• Module One Reading Response

Identify the audience

• Module Two Reading Response
• Module Two Written Response
• Module Three Discussion

Recognize the writing situation

• Module Two Reading Response
• Module Two Written Response
• Module Three Discussion

Summarize key ideas

• Module Three Written Response

Use evidence from the text to support ideas

• Module Three Written Response

Write a thesis statement

• Module Four Decision Tree

Customize an introduction for an audience

• Module Four Preliminary Introduction
• Module Six Peer Review Discussion

Module One Discussion

• By providing an opportunity to reflect on your experience as a reader

Module Eight Discussion

• By providing an opportunity to reflect on your growth as a writer

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