High School English vs. College Composition ENC 1101 Melissa Alling
Writing at Different Levels High School College Rules Templates Decisions Samples
Thinking at Different Levels High School College Discover Summarize Borrow at will Analyze Synthesize Cite or fail
Blog resources: The Transition from High School to University Writing College vs. High School Writing
Academic Writing Active reading of texts Recognizing rhetorical choices in texts Making reasonable claims about texts Supporting claims well Using effective, ethical rhetoric in your own writing
Writing in the Disciplines Commonalities among disciplines, hence 1101 Types of inquiries Jargon & language conventions Kinds of evidence Preferred citation style Types of writing assignments
Credits: Slides 5 & 6 from A Writer’s Reference 7th ed. Hacker and Sommers, pp. 65-108 “Academic Writing”