Professor Josh Hall shared his narrative essay assignment, which is the first major essay, and is written in class, by hand. The assignment asks students to reflect critically on the role of reading and writing in their own lives, and Continue reading
Professor Tim Randell uses metacognitive writing assignments to help students engage in self-awareness, reflection, and critical thinking during their writing process. One form of metacognitive writing that he teaches is rhetorical précis, a four-sentence framework that identifies the following elements: Continue reading
In Professor Tim Randell’s classes, metacognitive writing is used as a tool to help students engage in self-awareness, reflection, and critical thinking during their writing process. These slides provided by Professor Randell provide more detailed information related to the topic Continue reading
Here is a sample syllabus from Professor Dennis Clausen’s FYW 115 course. Known as Introduction to College Writing, this course introduces students to strategies and standards that will ultimately help prepare them for FYW 150 and future USD coursework. In Continue reading
Here is a sample syllabus from Professor Deniz Perin-Coomb’s FYW 115 Course: Introduction to College Writing. This course introduces students to writing standards and strategies that will ultimately prepare them for FYW 150 and equip them to succeed in other Continue reading
Here is a sample syllabus from Dr. Atreyee Phukan’s FYW 110 course: Preparation for College Writing. This course gives special attention to the critical elements of writing, with the goal of preparing students for FYW 150. Fall 2020 FYW 110-01 Continue reading
This in-class visual rhetoric activity was submitted by Professor Sara Hasselbach. You can download a copy of the assignment here. Visual rhetoric assignments are similar to close-reading assignments, asking students to close-read an image in a similar way that they Continue reading
Professor Anne Wilson uses a series of scaffolded writing assignments in her FYW 150 course. You can find her detailed course structure outline here. A scaffolded approach to writing is particularly helpful for first-year students as it not only helps Continue reading
This semester, a few Writing Program faculty and staff members attended the Safe Space Allies training led by USD’s LGBTQ+ and Allies Commons. During this training session, attendees learned various gender affirming strategies that they can use to support and Continue reading
Professor Deniz Perin-Coombs uses this Getting to Know You Questionnaire at the start of the semester in her FYW courses. You can download a copy of the the document here. This questionnaire can be a helpful tool for professors to Continue reading
