Students will be able to…

• Effectively write a paper by:
  • Organizing the content in a manner that supports the purposes and format of the writing assignment.
  • Choosing a format that best supports the purposes of the writing assignment and the intended audience.
  • Communicating the desired content clearly.
  • Understanding the target audience.
  • Understanding the connections among information literacy, reading, and writing.
• Understand what it means to synthesize information by:
  • Using multiple sources to create an argument or explore an idea.
  • Recognizing that synthesis takes place at every step of the research and writing process.
  • Realizing that many writing techniques, including quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing aid in information synthesis.
  • Becoming familiar with examples of information synthesis in different disciplines.