EN 101 Writing Outcomes
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EN 101 Course Goals and Related Objectives
Invention and Purpose
• Essay addresses the challenges articulated by its assignment.
• Introduction captures readers’ attention, gives necessary context for
the topic, and maps the paper’s direction.
• Essay identifies, focuses on, and conveys a defined purpose to its appropriate audience.
Arrangement and Development
• Essay demonstrates logical organization and coherence both between and within paragraphs.
• Essay’s points are well-supported with evidence, analysis, and appropriate rhetorical strategies.
• Conclusion goes beyond the introduction to convey the significance and implications of the essay’s thesis.
Style
• Essay displays appropriate voice, tone, and level of formality.
• Writing is clear and concise.
• Writing includes variety in vocabulary, sentence length, and sentence structure.
Conventions
• Essay employs appropriate syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Essay demonstrates proficiency in Edited American English.
• Writing quotes, paraphrases, summarizes, and documents class readings correctly.
• Writing is the student’s own original work.
