Teaching Writing at LaGuardia

Resources for Faculty


Category: ENG 259

  • OER Logo in blue, pink, and green

    Connecting Courses with OER

    In recent years, the Writing Program has worked hard to understand how our writing sequence builds from developmental writing to research and technical writing.  One of the core objectives in our writing sequence is critical and analytical reading. The following cross-course module demonstrates how critical and analytical reading can be scaffolded from course to course,…

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  • OER Resources for ENG 259

    OER Texts Technical Writing Essentials: Introduction to Professional Communications in the Technical Fields.  Suzan Last; Contributors Candice Neveu & Monika Smith  https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/technicalwriting/    This textbook offers a strong introduction to a range of core technical writing topics and workplace writing contexts. Key content includes the following sections: (1.) What is Technical Communication?, (2.) Professional Style, (7.)…

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  • Black text reading Cross Course Assignments with yellow, red, and blue paintbrush swish

    Cross Course Assignments

    Judith Nell Foster: Substitute Assignment for the Introductory Questionnaire This assignment is a substitute for the introductory questionnaire. Judith developed it in the Language Across the Curriculum seminar last year. She originally used it in ENG099 class with good results and lively discussion. Judith says, “When I thought about teaching students I would not be…

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