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Synthesis Sample Unit Plans
Reflection And Revision Sample Unit Plans
Observation Sample Unit Plans
2015 Detailed Program Assessment Findings
Overall, every criteria on which we assessed student essays improves over the course of the core writing classes. Students generally come into our classes having some ability in each of the criteria, so they are not blank slates. The changes in scores from the beginning of 111x to the end of 111x are dramatic and …
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Tutorials
A tutoring session at the Writing Center means sitting down with one of our tutors and collaborating to make sure that your writing best communicates what you have to say. Our tutors – English Department teaching assistants and a few outstanding undergraduates – can assist in any phase of the writing process, including the following: …
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Writing in Place
“Place-based” pedagogy attempts to engage the world around us and our students with our classrooms. A place-based pedagogy means bringing current events into your classroom (what’s the relationship between time and “place”?) or taking a class field-trip to the transfer site. It means engaging Alaska as place or assigning a prompt that encourages students to …
Teaching Forum
Please remember to keep in mind what this forum is for… Discussing ideas about lesson plans, class room activities, writing prompts, and other aspects of composition education. Asking questions related to composition theories and practices. Linking to material that you have found that you would like to incorporate or have incorporated in your class but …
Synthesis
Synthesis involves combining elements to create a new concept, theory, or idea. Synthesis is about judgment: appraising which path to take and then committing to the choice. Synthesis is the creation of composition, as it forces students to see how seemingly unrelated concepts can be complement or antagonize one another. This unit requires students to …
Observation
In the classroom, observation transcribes to students’ abilities to use description and summary effectively in their writing. Observation in writing is about options. The concept of observational writing is to show students how to examine their intellectual choices, as it encourages students to consider all of the decisions they can take in an essay. Observation …