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Extra Credit Assignments for ENG 259 Technical Writing by Nilo Bermeo
The following extra credit assignments are based on chapter 9.3 – “Typical Ethics Issues in technical Writing” from the book TECHNICAL WRITING by Allison Gross, Annemarie Hamlin, Billy Merck, Chris Rubio, Jodi Naas, Megan Savage, and Michele DeSilva This reading can be found On Blackboard – Go to Readings, Week 6, and look inside Monday Folder or…
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Low Stakes Homework Assignment for ENG 259: Visual Elements: Incorporating Figures and Tables by Lara Kattekola
Read the 3.4 “Figures and Tables” chapter in Suzan Last’s Technical Writing Essentials: Write a detailed 1-page response addressing a & b: Why are graphs, charts, and other visuals helpful to incorporate into technical writing documents? Closely examine the two versions of Figure 3.4.1: How would reading audiences react to each version and why? What specific…
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Keeping a Reading Log for a Play and Reading an Abstract in ENG 102 by Caron Knauer
Resources Needed: An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Arthur Miller published by Longman Literature, 1993. Warm-up – first class: Accessing prior information What is a whistleblower? – have students share their thoughts. Can they name one? Ask students if they’ve heard of Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha? Discuss. Watch Splash clip: Ask…
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OER Assignments and Activities for ENG 103
ENG 103 Video on Conclusions by Kelly Aliano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pGquwRcJFI
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Group Revision Activity by Candace Elise Hoes
Assignment Note The sample student reflection is not included below. Candace suggests that in using this activity, instructors use this activity with a student reflection from their own courses. Context On page 2, you will find a student’s reflection from the end of ENG 102. Like you, the student was asked to reflect upon what they…
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Fear of Writing by Irwin Leopando
Low-stakes Activity Part 1: Who am I as a Writer? Respond to all four reflection questions below. Aim for 300-400 total words (around 75-100 words for each question). This is an informal, low-pressure activity. Do not worry about mistakes in grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. Instead, concentrate your energy on getting down your ideas. Avoid stopping…
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Integrated Reading and Writing Assignment Sequence for ENG/A 101 by Dominique Zino
Course theme: “Literacies of Power” From Deborah Brandt’s article “Sponsors of Literacy” CCC 49.2 (May 1998): “Sponsors, as I have come to think of them, are any agents, local or distant, concrete or abstract, who enable, support, teach, model, as well as recruit, regulate, suppress, or withhold literacy—and gain advantage by it in some way.…
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Engaging with Text in Multiple Modalities by Belkis González
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”: Engaging with the Text in Multiple Modalities NOTE: This doc is entirely faculty-facing. Please follow the links below for the student-facing assignments. Rationale This is a staged assignment that emphasizes reading-to-write. The related high-stakes assignment is an argumentative essay responding to Martin Luther King Jr.’s text…
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