You can search by course or topic or scroll through the posts. Posts specific to courses also appear on each course resource page at the bottom. Most posts are chronological, but currently the AI Guidance and Attendance Policy posts will appear first, as they are most in demand at the moment. (Updated 8/2024)
- Generative AI Guidance
Image Credit: Jonathan Kemper, Unsplash The Generative AI landscape is rapidly changing. We will update guidance here, and in the Faculty Guidelines at the beginning of each semester. UPDATED August 2024 3. Other Considerations 4. Resources AI & Ethics Teaching About… Read more: Generative AI Guidance - Working with the New Attendance PolicyIn January 2024, the Department of English voted to implement a new attendance policy. This policy provides consistency across all courses in the department. As such, it also represents a compromise between many different faculty with different classroom approaches and… Read more: Working with the New Attendance Policy
- Developing Research Questions for ENG 101 by Paul Fess
Image Credit: Jon Tyson, Unsplash Introduction: This is my lesson plan and low-stakes assignment that introduces students to the concept of the research question. Students read the OER materials before class, complete the majority of the work of discussing and… Read more: Developing Research Questions for ENG 101 by Paul Fess - Weekly Notes & Check-In Assignment for ENA / ENG 101 by J. Elizabeth Clark
Marissa Grootes, Unsplash About this assignment (note to instructors): This assignment integrates reading and writing by providing a structure for students to take and share notes about what they have been studying. It also encourages them to return to notes… Read more: Weekly Notes & Check-In Assignment for ENA / ENG 101 by J. Elizabeth Clark - Connecting Reading to Writing Topic Sentences and Thesis Statements for ENA 101 by Marisa Klages-Bombich
Image Credit: John Barkiple, Unsplash Faculty Facing content: Goal: Integrating Reading and Writing Rationale: Students in ENA 101 appear to struggle greatly with reading in many arenas. In particular, in my experience students have trouble selecting appropriate source material to… Read more: Connecting Reading to Writing Topic Sentences and Thesis Statements for ENA 101 by Marisa Klages-Bombich - Analyzing Quotations for Close Reading, Reading Comprehension, Student Engagement and Interaction in ENA 101 by Michelle Pacht
Narrative Description (for faculty) This in-class small group assignment is designed to address several areas that ENA 101 students often find challenging: close reading, reading comprehension, student engagement and interaction, and a sense of ownership during class activities. Students are… Read more: Analyzing Quotations for Close Reading, Reading Comprehension, Student Engagement and Interaction in ENA 101 by Michelle Pacht - Close Reading & Analysis: An Assignment to Support the Move from ENA/G101 to ENG102 by Leah Richards
Image Credit: Koshu Kunii, Unsplash Timeline: late in semester, almost entirely in class; we’ll take as long as we need for each part Text: a short work of social issue/social protest fiction (or poetry) that aligns with class themes; story… Read more: Close Reading & Analysis: An Assignment to Support the Move from ENA/G101 to ENG102 by Leah Richards - Using Comparison to Support Analysis in ENA 101 by Christopher Schmidt
Image Credit: Markus Spiske, Unsplash This lesson teaches students to use definition and comparison to support basic analysis. In small groups, students perform a pre-writing activity using a chart with definitions. Working individually, they will then write sentences structured by… Read more: Using Comparison to Support Analysis in ENA 101 by Christopher Schmidt - ENA 101 Reading Logs by Jennifer Baumgartner
Image Credit: Patrick Tomasso, Unsplash The goal of this project is to support ENA students in working with texts for the larger 101 class by scaffolding the process of analysis through a deep dive into the author, the intent of… Read more: ENA 101 Reading Logs by Jennifer Baumgartner
