Transfer Credit

1.1 The Rhetorical Situation: exigence, audience, writer, purpose, context, and message

Quiz 1.1

1.1 Interactive Lab: Six Sentences, Six Parts of the Situation

1.2 Audience and Appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos in action

Quiz 1.2

1.2 Interactive Lab: Which Appeal, Which Value?

1.3 Speakers and Occasions: reading speeches, letters, and editorials

Quiz 1.3

1.4 Annotating Nonfiction: a fast method for multiple-choice passages

Quiz 1.4

1.4 Interactive Lab: The Reading Routine

1.5 Multiple-Choice Drill: rhetorical situation questions

Quiz 1.5

1.5 Interactive Lab: Rhetorical Situation Sprint

2.1 Writing Introductions: hooks, context, and a path to the thesis

Quiz 2.1

2.1 Interactive Lab: Plan an Introduction

2.2 Writing Conclusions: extending the argument without repeating it

Quiz 2.2

2.3 Writing to Your Audience: tone, values, and common ground

Quiz 2.3

2.3 Interactive Lab: One Proposal, Two Audiences

2.4 Purpose and Context: credibility, word choice, and what to say

Quiz 2.4

2.5 Multiple-Choice Drill: revising for the rhetorical situation

Quiz 2.5

2.5 Interactive Lab: Revising for the Situation Sprint

3.1 Identifying Claims and Evidence: what the writer asserts and what supports it

Quiz 3.1

3.1 Interactive Lab: Claim, Evidence, or Explanation?

3.2 Finding the Thesis: overarching thesis and structural clues

Quiz 3.2

3.2 Interactive Lab: Thesis Hunt: Stated, Implied, Previewed

3.3 Types of Evidence: facts, statistics, anecdotes, and expert testimony

Quiz 3.3

3.4 Qualifying Claims: modifiers, counterarguments, and alternative perspectives

Quiz 3.4

3.4 Interactive Lab: Concede, Rebut, Refute or Qualify?

3.5 Sources and Credibility: position, perspective, bias, and limits

Quiz 3.5

3.5 Interactive Lab: Weigh the Source

3.6 Multiple-Choice Drill: claims and evidence questions

Quiz 3.6

3.6 Interactive Lab: Claims and Evidence Sprint

4.1 Claim-and-Evidence Paragraphs: topic sentence, evidence, and commentary

Quiz 4.1

4.1 Interactive Lab: Build a Claim-and-Evidence Paragraph

4.2 Writing a Thesis That Requires Proof: from topic to argument

Quiz 4.2

4.2 Interactive Lab: Would It Earn the Thesis Point?

4.3 Choosing and Using Evidence: selecting, quoting, and paraphrasing

Quiz 4.3

4.4 Qualifying a Claim: modifiers, counterarguments, and alternative perspectives

Quiz 4.4

4.4 Interactive Lab: Tame the Absolute

4.5 Synthesis Moves: joining sources to your own argument

Quiz 4.5

4.5 Interactive Lab: Three Sources, One Paragraph

4.6 Multiple-Choice Drill: revising claims and evidence

Quiz 4.6

4.6 Interactive Lab: Claims and Evidence Under the Clock

5.1 Line of Reasoning: how claims connect to the thesis

Quiz 5.1

5.1 Interactive Lab: Trace the Line of Reasoning

5.2 Organization and Coherence: how structure creates unity

Quiz 5.2

5.3 Methods of Development: cause-effect, comparison, definition, and narration

Quiz 5.3

5.3 Interactive Lab: Name the Method, Then Say Why

5.4 Logical Fallacies and Weak Reasoning in Passages

Quiz 5.4

5.4 Interactive Lab: Find the Flaw, Say Why It Hurts

5.5 Multiple-Choice Drill: reasoning and organization questions

Quiz 5.5

5.5 Interactive Lab: Reasoning and Organization Sprint