A Academic Reading, Writing, and Speaking

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A: Academic Reading, Writing, and Speaking

AAcademic Reading, Writing, and Speaking

AAcademic Reading, Writing, and Speaking

A1	Reading and writing critically

a	Reading actively

b	Outlining a text to identify main ideas

c	Summarizing to deepen your understanding

d	Analyzing to demonstrate your critical thinking

e	Student writing: Analysis of an article

Writing guide: Analytical essay

A2	Reading And Writing About Images And Multimodal Texts

a	Reading actively

b	Outlining to identify main ideas

c	Summarizing to deepen your understanding

d	Analyzing to demonstrate your critical reading

A3	Reading Arguments

a	Distinguishing between reasonable and fallacious argumentative tactics

b	Distinguishing between legitimate and unfair emotional appeals

c	Judging how fairly a writer handles opposing views

A4	Writing arguments

a	Identifying your purpose and context

b	Viewing your audience as a panel of jurors

c	Establishing credibility and stating your position

d	Backing up your thesis with persuasive lines of argument

e	Supporting your claims with specific evidence

f	Anticipating objections; countering opposing arguments

g	Building common ground

h	Student writing: Argument essay

Writing guide: Argument essay

A5	Speaking confidently

a	Identifying your purpose, audience, and context

b	Preparing a presentation

c	Focusing on delivery

d	Remixing an essay for a presentation

A6	Writing in the disciplines

a	Finding commonalities across disciplines

b	Recognizing the questions writers in a discipline ask

c	Understanding the kinds of evidence writers in a discipline use

d	Becoming familiar with a discipline’s language conventions

e	Using a discipline’s preferred citation style

f	Understanding the features of writing assignments in the disciplines