Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to increase fluency; increase their comfort at getting ideas onto paper; improve planning and writing procedures; sharpen their critical eye in reviewing materials and evaluating sources; gain greater sensitivity to writing for an audience; increase familiarity with writing for a purpose; expand their repertoire of writing strategies; demonstrate an ability to effectively proofread; vary syntax and vocabulary; synthesize materials from different courses; develop original ideas; present information visually, including using charts and graphs that integrate with written materials; write in a variety of real-life situations; write for a variety of media platforms; engage in civil discourse; and utilize the rhetorical model.