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1. To use writing, the critical reading of mature prose texts,
and research as means of general cognitive development, as
activities which foster intellectual growth in an academic
environment.
2. To encourage students to see writing as a learning tool that
is important in all contexts and is not confined to the writing
classroom.
3. To teach students to plan, organize, and develop persuasive
essays by using introspection, general observation, deliberation,
course reading, and research beyond classroom texts.
4. To make students aware of their individual voices and how
those voices can be adapted to fit different audiences and
rhetorical situations.
5. To encourage students to view writing as a process by using
several prewriting, organizing, drafting, revising, and editing
strategies.
6. To stress the importance of clear communication by teaching
students to revise effectively through the complete rethinking,
restructuring, and rewriting of essays.
7. To encourage independent thinking.
8.
To teach students to evaluate, document, and incorporate source
material accurately and appropriately, according to The Correct Use
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