Standard syllabus
Academic writing · Undergraduate · English / Reading / Writing
Learning objectives from the Academic writing syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Academic moves
- Identify genre expectations in different fields — Identify genre expectations in different fields
- Write with clear claims and hierarchical organization — Write with clear claims and hierarchical organization
- Use topic sentences and paragraph unity — Use topic sentences and paragraph unity
- Signal stance with hedging and boosting appropriately — Signal stance with hedging and boosting appropriately
- Integrate figures/tables references when required — Integrate figures/tables references when required
Evidence and voice
- Evaluate scholarly vs popular sources — Evaluate scholarly vs popular sources
- Paraphrase accurately without patchwriting — Paraphrase accurately without patchwriting
- Quote sparingly with purposeful commentary — Quote sparingly with purposeful commentary
- Synthesize multiple sources into a literature conversation — Synthesize multiple sources into a literature conversation
- Avoid unsupported generalization — Avoid unsupported generalization
Revision and presentation
- Reverse-outline drafts for structure diagnosis — Reverse-outline drafts for structure diagnosis
- Edit for concision and readability — Edit for concision and readability
- Apply style guides (MLA/APA/Chicago) as assigned — Apply style guides (MLA/APA/Chicago) as assigned
- Give and use substantive peer feedback — Give and use substantive peer feedback
- Manage long-paper timelines with milestones — Manage long-paper timelines with milestones
What each unit includes
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- Study guide
- Exam Strategy
- Common Mistakes
- Worksheets
- Word problems
- Mixed Practice
- Multi-Unit Problems
- Review
- Practice test
- Answer key
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- Academic moves
Identify genre expectations in different fields
Coming soon - Evidence and voice
Evaluate scholarly vs popular sources
Coming soon - Revision and presentation
Reverse-outline drafts for structure diagnosis
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