Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- The difference between a scholarly and non-scholarly source.
- Research skills.
- Formal, academic writing skills.
- Information learned through the research process can be used to answer a research question, present a solution to a problem, or take a position.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Incorporate information from a variety of scholarly and non-scholarly sources into a written document.
- Compose clear and coherent writing to defend a position, answer a question, or present a solution to a problem by using evidence from source documents.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- A combination of scholarly and non-scholarly sources can be utilized in writing.
- Scholarly sources can give credibility to academic and workplace documents.
- Effective writing is clear and coherent and utilizes a variety of research sources.
Vocabulary
- Scholarly source
- Non-scholarly source
