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
The Writing Program is accepting expressions of interest for adjunct faculty positions to teach First Year Writing (FYW). Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, teaching FYW classes, participating in faculty workshops at the beginning of each semester, and holding 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
Professor Anne Wilson uses this Imaginative Sense-Memory Exercise in her FYW 150 course to help her students develop their narrative writing skills. You can find a detailed guide for the exercise here. Having first learned this exercise through theatre, Professor Continue reading
In Professor Kyle Hetrick’s FYW 150 course, titled “University Issues,” students write a formal paper drawing upon the themes found in texts they have read relating to freedom of speech and cancel culture. This essay is the conclusion of the Continue reading
Professor Kyle Hetrick assigns this reading, “A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning,” in his FYW 150 course titled “University Issues.” You can download a PDF copy of the reading here. Written by Dan Levin, this essay from Continue reading
Here is a downloadable PDF of Jamila Lyiscott’s “3 Ways to Speak English” if you’d like to read the text or share it with your students. Jamila Lyiscott’s spoken-word essay, “3 Ways to Speak English,” is a powerful reclamation of the Continue reading
During the Writing Program’s Fall 2022 workshop, Writing Program Director Megan Little shared the First-Year Writing Learning Outcomes, as well as policy language regarding masking and attendance. These policies are backed by the English Department and can be found here. Continue reading
