 
Learning Outcomes for Freshmen Writing
English 101: College Writing Seminar
On completion of ENG101 (College Writing Seminar), students should be able to:
- generate ideas through critical reading and a variety of invention strategies such as questioning, journal writing in response to reading, and class deliberation
- compose thesis statements to guide the organization of substantive, coherent essays
- use evidence to structure analyses and arguments
- locate and evaluate source material in preparation for a research paper
- understand the need for and the principles behind documenting sources, and properly cite sources in MLA, APA or Chicago style
- revise essays to achieve an introduction that will orient the reader to the subject of the essay, transitions that will guide the reader from point to point, and a conclusion that will both satisfy the reader’s need for resolution and address the importance or further implications of the essay’s main ideas
- edit essays to achieve clarity through command of standard English grammar
Writing Advisory Task Force
Library 124
Endicott College
376 Hale Street, Beverly, MA 01915
Email: writing@endicott.edu
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