Resources for Composition Teachers
Fall 2009 Teaching Workshops
English 101/102 course information
- Course Descriptions for First-Year Composition and English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Placement Procedures

Life of the Mind Program
Curriculum
- Guidelines for Teaching First-Year Composition

- WPA National Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition
- Course Descriptions and Outlines for 101

- Course Descriptions and Outlines for 102

- Textbook Choices

Sample Syllabi
English 101
Sample Assignment
English 101
- Cline: Argument Paper

- Cline: Source-base Argument

- Cline Contextual Analysis

- Cline: Rhetorical Analysis

- Drewitz-Crockett: Successful Essay Guidelines

- Drewitz-Crockett: Position Paper

- Drewitz-Crockett: Rhetorical Analysis

- Drewitz-Crockett: Writing About Visual Media

- Drewitz-Crockett: Group Ad

- Drewitz-Crockett: Research-Based Paper

- Krueger: Rhetorical Analysis

- Krueger: Contextual Analysis

- Krueger: Argument Paper

- Krueger: Source-based Argument

- Phillips: Visual Rhetorical Analysis

- Phillips: Contextual Analysis

- Phillips: Position Paper Assigment

- Phillips: Source-Based Argument

English 102
English 102
- Abernathy: Investigating Madness in Your Field

- Abernathy: Historical Document Analysis

- Abernathy: Case Study

- Caleb: Historical Analysis

- Fedukovich: Unearthing Subcultures

- Fedukovich: Unearthing Hidden Histories

- Fedukovich: The Subaltern: Unearthing Hidden Histories and Post-Colonialism

- Fedukovich: Interviewing Professionals

- Fedukovich: Presentation- Working for a Living

- Fedukovich: Presentation- History in the Media

English 102 Default Options
- Inquiry into Roots Music and Culture - Syllabus (MWF Class)

- Inquiry into Roots Music and Culture - Syllabus (TR Class)

- Inquiry into Roots Music and Culture - Essay Topic #1

- Inquiry into Roots Music and Culture - Essay Topic #2

- Inquiry into Roots Music and Culture - Paper Topic #4

English 118 (Honors)
Assignments
Sample Syllabi
Resources
- Teacher Evaluation

- What To Do in Case of Plagiarism: A Step-by-Step Guide

- Sample Plagiarism Letter
- How to Print on Letterhead

- WPA Statement on Best Practices
- Student Assistance and Emergency Contacts

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