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Designing Your Course

WRIT 105 College Writing I

  • Students should write 4,500-5,500 words for which they are given your feedback. Feedback can take the form of written words, Screencastify (or other) videos, and face-to-face conferences. This writing should be revised by students and/or serve as scaffolded prose that will build toward future assignments in the class.
  • Revision.
  • Regular instructor feedback on drafts; evaluation of and feedback on final drafts.
  • A research-based essay, which is one of the three major essays in the class.
  • Instruction in basic research techniques and more particular attention to teaching writing without plagiarism, i.e., summary, paraphrase and direct quotation. (Note: New Student Experience class instructors send students to the library for a basic tour; 105 instructors should schedule a directive research class.)
  • Review of citation requirements, from Works Cited page to introduction of quotes.
  • Instruction and practice in peer review.
  • Use of Canvas, at least minimally, for announcements, posting of grades, assignments and syllabi.

WRIT 106 College Writing II

  • Students should write 4,500-5,500 words for which they are given your feedback. Feedback can take the form of written words, Screencastify (or other) videos, and face-to-face conferences. This writing should be revised by students and/or serve as scaffolded prose that will build toward future assignments in the class.
  • Revision.
  • Regular instructor feedback on drafts; evaluation of and feedback on final drafts.
  • Research-based essay.  See above.
  • Instruction and practice in peer review.
  • Diversity of texts.
  • If using literature, diversity of writers—by race, class, and gender, canonical and non-canonical.
  • Use of Canvas, at least minimally, for announcements, posting of grades, assignments and syllabi.

 

Essay Evaluation

Students should be evaluated by the program assessment criteria. See .

 

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