xxiiiHow this Book supports WPA
outcomes for first-Year composition
Note: This chart aligns with the latest WPA Outcomes Statement, ratified
in July 2014.wPA
outcomesRelevant FeatuRes oF From InquIry to AcAdemIc WrItIng:
A PrActIcAl guIde, thiRd edition
rhetorical knowledge
Learn and use key rhe-
torical concepts through
analyzing & composing a
variety of texts.A full range of rhetorical concepts is presented throughout the text. For
example, see:
• the treatment of rhetorical analysis in Chapter 2, From Reading as a
Writer to Writing as a Reader (pp. 29–54);
• the treatment of argument in Chapter 3, From Identifying Claims to
Analyzing Arguments (pp. 55–79);
• the treatment of rhetorical appeals in Chapter 8, From Ethos to
Logos (pp. 211–256)
Gain experience reading
and composing in several
genres to understand how
genre conventions shape
and are shaped by readers’
and writers’ practices and
purposes.A wide range of genres is represented in the text and the reader for
analysis and composition. For example, see:
• The literacy narratives that conclude Chapter 1 and the Practice
Sequence that follows (pp. 15–27).
• Chapter 2 presents rhetorical context as a tool for analysis
(pp. 29–54).
• Throughout the text chapters, all student essays are annotated to
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