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PWR Guide
Teaching Guide for New PWR 1 Instructors
Teaching Guide for New PWR 1 Instructors: The Basics Overview
Developing a Theme and Description
Teaching Guide for New PWR 2 Instructors
Designing Your PWR 2 Syllabus and Schedule
Developing Your PWR 2 Assignment Sequence
Designing Effective Learning Experiences
Holding PWR 2 Office Hours and Conferences
Assessment in PWR 2
Useful Readings for PWR 2 Instructors and Students
Speaking Resources for Students
PWR Courses
Required Assignment Sequences
PWR 1 Assignment Sequence
Rhetorical Analysis Assignment
Texts in Conversation Assignment
Research-Based Argument Assignment
PWR 2 Assignment Sequence
Research Proposal
Written Research-Based Argument
Research Presentation
Genre/Modes Assignment
Designing and Developing Courses in PWR
Principles of a PWR Course
Further Reading & Resources on Rhetoric
Selecting an Effective Theme
Creating Your Syllabus & Schedule
Required Syllabus Content
Recommended Additional Syllabus Content
Course Schedule Planning
Choosing Readings for Your Classes
Assigning Reference Texts, Handbooks, Rhetorics, and Readers
Creating Your Assignment Sheets
Further Reading & Resources on Writing Effective Assignment Prompts
Designing Your Syllabus and Assignment Sheets
Designing an Accessible Syllabus
Visual Rhetoric in Syllabus and Assignment Sheet Design
Designing Online and Print Syllabi
Scheduling Office Hours
Proposing a PWR 5 course
Developing an Advanced PWR Course
Proposing an Advanced PWR Course
Developing and Writing an Effective Advanced Elective Course Proposal
Applying for WAYS Certification
Preparing Marketing Materials
Preparing a PWR Course Description and Video
Preparing Your Written Course Descriptions
PWR 1 Course Description Template
PWR 2 Course Description Template
Filming your PWR Course Video
Filming Process and Prep
Tips for Finding Public Domain B-Roll Images
Interview Qs for the Video
Video Alternatives
Filming Your Own Video
Preparing a PPT Screencast
Providing a Representative Image
Administering Evaluations
Midquarter Evaluations
End of the Quarter Evaluations
Integrating Library Resources into Your Course
Collaborating with your Librarian
Integrating the Library into your Course Infrastructure and Activities
Library Collaboration Beyond PWR1
Library Videos and Resources
Venturing Beyond the Classroom
Taking Students on Off-Campus Fieldtrips
On-Campus Field Trip Options
Addressing Diverse Learners and Student Issues
Teaching Multilingual Students
International Students at a Glance
Generation 1.5 and ESL
Differences Between Writing in ESL and Composition Classrooms
Hume Center as Support for ELLs
Working with ELLS at Hume
Avoiding Straight Translation
Practicing Sentence-Level Intervention
Areas of Challenge for ELL writers
Classroom Practices for Being Inclusive
Identifying Disciplinary Models
Academic Language Tools
Strategies for Thinking in English
Resources for Students
Resources for Instructors and Tutors
Improving Accessibility for Students with Disabilities
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Visual Disabilities
Auditory Disabilities
Select Bibliography
Resources for Difficult Student Situations
Protocol for Addressing Student Issues
Addressing Tardiness and Attendance
Responding to Writer's Block and Anxiety about Public Speaking
Addressing Academic Dishonesty
Helping a Student in Emotional Distress
Responding to Disruptive Class Situations
Caretaking Your Own Well-being
Teaching
Teaching PWR Assignments
Teaching Rhetorical Analysis
Teaching Texts in Conversation
Teaching the Research-Based Argument
Teaching the Proposal
Teaching Oral Delivery
Teaching Genre/Modes
Establishing an Effective Teaching Persona
Further Reading & Resources on Performance in the Classroom
Planning Class Activities
Planning Key Moments in the Quarter
Planning the first day of class
Planning the last day of class
Designing Lesson Plans
Developing a Class Community
Cultivating Empathy in Your Classes
Engaging Students
Facilitating Discussion
Situating Reading
PWR Evaluation Criteria
Using Student Samples
Considerations for Using Student Samples
PWR Student Sample Archive
Working with Boothe Essays
Boothe Winners by Discipline and Subject
Building a Boothe Essay
Ways to Teach with the Boothe Essays
Working with Lunsford Presentations
Lunsford Winners by Discipline and Subject
Building a Lunsford Presentation
Ways to Teach with the Lunsford Presentations
Facilitating Effective Peer Review Sessions
Further Reading & Resources for Peer Review
Teaching Style
Further Reading & Resources for Style
Addressing Grammar and Correctness
Meeting With Students
Effective Office Hours
Effective Student Conferences
Best Practices for Student Centered Conferences
Structures for Conference Sessions
Written Feedback and the Conference
Aligning Conferences with the Assignment Sequence
Scheduling Logistics for Conferences
Navigating the Unexpected
Teaching Research
Teaching Ethical Citation Practice
Responding to Student Drafts
Giving Feedback on Student Writing
Crafting End Comments on a Draft
Responding to Oral/Multimedia Presentations
Evaluating Final Revised Work
Crafting Comments for a Revision
Grading Final Revised Work
Preparing a Final Student Assessment
Teaching Writing in the Major
Fundamental WAC/WID Principles
Designing a Writing in the Major Course
Crafting Learning Objectives for WIM Courses
Writing Assignment Options for WIM
Teaching Writing Online: A Quick Start Guide for WIM Instructors
Why Teach a WIM Course?
Writing Assessment
Responding to Student Writing
Peer Review
Self-Assessment
Rubric Design
Grading
Teaching with Technology
Managing a Course Website
Best Practices for Managing a Course Website
Frequently Asked Questions about Canvas
Frequently Asked Questions about Alternatives to Canvas
Teaching Writing in Canvas
Additional Resources for Course Websites
In-Class Technology Policies
Annotating Text, Images, and Videos Online
Arranging Ideas in Digital Spaces
Facilitating Digital Peer Review
Using Digital Tools for Organizing Research
Maximizing Flex Classroom Use
Using Social Media for Teaching
Resources for Creating Visuals
Online Teaching
Best Practices and Advice for Online Teaching
Adjusting Zoom Settings
Creating a Digital Home Space
Options for Organizing Your Course Materials in Canvas
Creating Class Community
Facilitating class discussions
Online Office Hours and Conferences
Facilitating small group work
Sharing Mini-Lectures with Students
Teaching Oral Communication Online
Encouraging Revision Practices
Teaching Online Research
Online Research and E-Book Resources
Designing Online Activities
Using Online Polls
Preparing to Start the Quarter Remotely
Planning the First Day
Back-Up Technology Options
Picking Tools for Your Online Class
Technical Support and Documentation for Commonly Used Tools
Reading and Resources about Teaching Online
Classroom Activities
All Activities
Icebreakers & Community Building Activities
Rhetoric Activities
Rhetorical Analysis Activities
TiC Activities
RBA Activities
Peer Review & Workshopping
Research Proposal Activities
Genre-Modes Assignment Activities
Speaking Activities
Presentation Activities
Reflection & Goal Setting
Library Workshop
Reading & Annotating
Finding & Working with Sources
Research Topics & Questions
Argument & Thesis Statements
Organization & Structure
Introductions & Conclusions
Revision
Style
End of Quarter Activities
Asynchronous Activities
PWR News
Avoiding Straight Translation
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Teaching Guide for New PWR 1 Instructors
Teaching Guide for New PWR 2 Instructors
PWR Courses
Required Assignment Sequences
Designing and Developing Courses in PWR
Preparing a PWR Course Description and Video
Administering Evaluations
Integrating Library Resources into Your Course
Venturing Beyond the Classroom
Addressing Diverse Learners and Student Issues
Teaching Multilingual Students
International Students at a Glance
Generation 1.5 and ESL
Differences Between Writing in ESL and Composition Classrooms
Hume Center as Support for ELLs
Working with ELLS at Hume
Avoiding Straight Translation
Practicing Sentence-Level Intervention
Areas of Challenge for ELL writers
Classroom Practices for Being Inclusive
Identifying Disciplinary Models
Academic Language Tools
Strategies for Thinking in English
Resources for Students
Resources for Instructors and Tutors
Improving Accessibility for Students with Disabilities
Resources for Difficult Student Situations
Caretaking Your Own Well-being
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