English

• Demonstrate the ability to identify, arrange, andevaluate the effectiveness of a thesis statement.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify StandardWritten English (SWE) and apply correct forms ofEnglish most widely accepted as clear and proper.
• Analyze literary works as expressions of individualor communal values within social, political,cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
• Distinguish appropriate modes of communicating.

Critical Thinking Skills: Creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information, using technology as appropriate.

Communication Skills: Effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication.

Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.

Teamwork: Ability to be flexible and to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others, taking the initiative when appropriate, to support a shared purpose or goal.

Social Responsibility: Intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.

Personal Responsibility: A strong work ethic and the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision decision-making.