English and Writing Arts Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate critical reading and innovative thinking about texts, broadly defined through thesis-driven analysis
• Manage and reflect upon individual and collaborative writing projects from the planning and drafting stages through the peer-review and revision stages
• Write and speak effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes in a variety of context-appropriate genres and media
• Examine literary production as a culturally- and historically-situated practice
• Recognize genres, the relations among them, and their rhetorical purposes and effects
• Demonstrate the ability to use a variety of research strategies, select and incorporate sources, and document according to context-appropriate standards
• Engage with difficult questions of ethical reasoning with respect to civic, environmental, professional, and intercultural responsibilities
• Reflect on personal experiences and learning to make and recognize connections among English studies, education in the liberal arts, and both individual and community identity