Rhetorical Knowledge

By the end of FYW, students should be able to demonstrate that they can:

• Define and focus on a purpose or purposes
• Interpret and respond to different audiences
• Respond appropriately to different kinds of rhetorical situations
• Apply conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation
• Apply appropriate tone, diction, and level of formality
• Demonstrate  how genres shape reading and writing
• Write in several genres