Welcome to Module 1

In this module you will achieve these learning objectives:

CLO 1. Read critically and distinguish between opinion and evidence.

CLO 2. Compose unified coherent paragraphs that develop topic sentences with detailed support.

CLO 4. Compose essays with a developed thesis.

CLO 6. Utilize various strategies (discovering ideas, providing evidence, idea organization, revising and editing) to write essays in class and outside of class.

In order to achieve those objectives, you will watch and respond to a TED Talk, read and respond to an opinion-editorial and write two drafts of a Critical Analysis Essay