Learning Outcome #1: Writing Processes & Adaptation

I perceive this outcome as the goal that students will be able to analyze the ways in which they start with nothing and ultimately end up with a written work. A student will be able to understand the ways in which a variety of written pieces are composed and will be able to apply that to their own work when responding to whatever their reason for writing may be. I feel that I've definitely achieved this outcome throughout this course, as I can understand the processes behind different works reviewed within this class and have adapted my own writing to the different assignment prompts throughout this course.

Learning Outcome #2: Multiple Literacies & Goal Setting

This outcome revolves around how all our different literacies can be used in drafting a written work. This objective emphasizes creativity with literacies and asks that students be able to equip literacies such as speaking, multilingual writing, and reading, for example, when creating a written piece. I also feel that I've achieved this goal, as I've specifically used the literacies of speaking, multimodality, and reading to improve upon my own writing processes.

Learning Outcome #3: Variation Across Contexts

This outcome asks students to identify the differences in what they write, who they write it for, and how they write it. The objective is to understand how to use different rhetorical appeals when creating a written work, as well as to be able to analyze personal writing and others' writings for the rhetorics that can be found. I use ethos, pathos, and logos, as well as visual rhetoric throughout my major essays and even in some of my more minor writing artifacts.

Learning Outcome #4: Decision Making & Production

This objective perfectly complements an academic setting, as most assignment prompts offer guidance but also exhibit various restraints. The goal is to be able to effectively respond to what one's writing is meant for by making writing choices and adapting to the demands of the written work. Once more, due to the nature of the class's assignments, this outcome can be seen throughout all of my coursework as I navigated how to respond to each prompt's demands while keeping in mind the academic audiences I had.

Learning Outcome #5: Writing & Power

The purpose of this outcome is to determine whether or not students can find the correlation between literacy, language, and power. In many scenarios, being literate in the proper ways and using the most effective language can be extremely powerful when communicating with your audience. I believe that I was able to exemplify this outcome in the way I examined the course's reading material, my own writing, and my peer's written works.

Learning Outcome #6: Revision

The most straightforward of all six of the objectives, this outcome aims to see if students can take constructive criticism and actually apply it to their own work. On the other hand, this outcome also suggests that students should be able to give that same feedback in a way that is genuinely applicable and helpful to their peers. This course provided me with the opportunity to give and receive feedback with my peers, particularly with the second major assignment, Essay Two: Rhetorical Analysis.