Preliminary
note: The following is a draft of a working document, posted here in order
to become an object of discussion, re-thinking, and revision. It is not
yet an official statement even by the Outcomes working group, and has not
been proposed yet for adoption by CCCC, NCTE, WPA, or any other official
professional organization. We strongly discourage any use or attribution
of the following language that does not take great care to represent it
accurately.
CCCC '98 WORKSHOP: OUTCOMES STATEMENT FOR FIRST-YEAR COMPOSITION [REVISED
DRAFT]
Alternate Processes statement, including "error analysis" bullets
Processes. By the end of first year composition, students should
- be aware of the processes of writing--particularly that it usually
takes multiple drafts to create a successful text
- understand that writing is an on-going process that permits writers
to use later invention and re-thinking to improve all aspects of what
they are writing
- develop strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading
texts, as appropriate within the development of a specific text
- select appropriate language for successful texts, recognizing both
sources and patterns of conventions for particular audiences and purposes
- understand the collaborative and social aspects of writing processes
- learn to critique their own and others' writing
- learn to balance the advantages of relying on others with the responsibility
of doing their part
- use a variety of media, including particularly standard computerized
media, in ways that permit them to make their writing acceptable to
a wide variety of readers
Faculty can build on this preparation by helping students learn
- to build final results in stages
- to recognize the rich interaction of oral and written texts in establishing
language proficiences and develop individualized strategies for making
appropriate and correct language choices, using faculty, peer, and self
review
- to review work-in-progress in collaborative peer groups for purposes
other than editing
- to save extensive editing for after invention and development work
has been done very completely
- to use the media, including especially computerized media, commonly
used to engage in communicative transactions in particular fields
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