Unit 4 WK 7 Roadmap-3

Winding Road

Unit 4 Week 7 Road Map

This week your lesson and assignments focus on the thesis statement. You'll be required to complete several assignments, including assignment 0, the required weekly attendance check-in (due Monday 11:59pm PST), in addition to reviewing the module materials:

  • Assignment Zero: Mandatory Weekly Attendance Check-in Assignment List
  • Assignment One: Assigned pages in Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference
  • Assignment Two: Discussion Board Participation "Why is the Thesis Statement Important?" Discussion Index
  • Assignment Three: Complete the Thesis Statement Collaboration Activity with your cohort. Assignment List
  • Assignment Four: Complete the brief quiz Quiz List 

 

Our Unit Learning Goals are linked to the following Student Learning Outcomes and Student Performance Objectives: 

Student Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the invention and revision process in composition
  • Write thesis-driven argumentative essays supported by outside sources
  • Write grammatical sentences in the service of an essay assignment

Student Performance Objectives:

  • Identify and use prewriting strategies to develop essay topics and content
  • Develop and support a thesis statement
  • Develop an argument supported by evidence
  • Recognize and evaluate evidence for an argument
  • Evaluate and cite resources for an essay topic
  • Identify and correct errors in grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation in student writing

This week we'll focus in on

  • Write thesis-driven argumentative essays supported by outside sources
  • Develop and support a thesis statement