Students need to be able to...

1. read an informative passage and develop a viable research question related to the information
2. identify examples of logical fallacies as being one of the types listed above
3. read a passage and identify author purpose (entertain, persuade, inform)
4. read a non-fiction passage and answer comprehension and inference questions about it
5. make inferences about a source's credibility based on information given
6. understand different ways to organize information in a composition and effects of organization choices
7. identify qualities of different levels of formality
8. read a passage and identify tone
9. identify a thesis statement as being effective (in its wording and specificity) vs. ineffective/less effective
10. be able to identify bias in given statements
11. identify word choices within a passage that convey bias
12. write and recognize an effective thesis