Resources for Composition Teachers
Fall 2007 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
Sample essay assignments for the Life of the Mind program
Sample 1 PDF | Sample 2 PDF
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
- Drewitz-Crockett: Successful Essay Guidelines
- Drewitz-Crockett: Position Paper
- tz-Crockett: Rhetorical Analysis
- Drewitz-Crockett: Writing About Visual Media
- Drewitz-Crockett: Group Ad
- Crockett: Research-Based Paper
English 102
English 102
- Asdell: Blog Assignment
- Davis: Guidelines for Presentations
- Hardwig: Issue Research Paper
- Newburn: Definition of a Spiritual Belief System
- ite: Responding to Drama and One Critic
Resources
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