101 Badges

This page displays all of the available badges for English 101: Composition

Paragraphing

This badge certifies that students can craft unified and well developed paragraphs.

This badge certifies that students can paraphrase other sources in their writing in ways that make it clear that they understand other writers' ideas, when they are presenting these ideas, and how these ideas inform and extend their own points.

Quoting

This badge certifies that students can effectively introduce, analyze, explain and frame quotations when integrating them into their own work.

Shaping a Thesis

This badge certifies that students can articulate and develop a thesis.

Shifting Styles

This badge certifies that students have an understanding of the variety of language styles that they utilize daily and the attitudes that we have about different language styles.

Summarizing

This badge certifies that students can successfully summarize a text and understand the appropriate use of a summary within their own text.

Synthesizing

This badge certifies that students can weave between multiple perspectives in their writing as they credit a variety of sources.

Wordsmithing

This badge certifies that students consider the rhetorical impact of the decisions they make at the word and sentence level.