General Materials
- Course Overview and Curriculum Rationale: A description and overview of the course curriculum, readings and assignments as a whole.
- Curriculum Timeline: Describes the timeline for the curriculum; includes major projects, topics and due dates.
- What is a Discourse Community? Gives an overview of one of the central concepts to this curriculum-the discourse community. Also includes visual charts describing a discourse community.
- Course Syllabus: A prepared syllabus that describes the course to your students.
- Primary Trait Scoring Rubric: The grading criteria the Program in Writing and Rhetoric uses for assessment.
- Primary Trait Grading Grid: A grading sheet that can be used to assess students.
- Personal Information Sheet: A survey to give your students on the first day of class to get to know them better.
- Mid and End-of-Semester Surveys: Additional surveys to give students to assess your own teaching strengths and weaknesses.

