General Materials

  1. Course Overview and Curriculum Rationale: A description and overview of the course curriculum, readings and assignments as a whole.
  2. Curriculum Timeline: Describes the timeline for the curriculum; includes major projects, topics and due dates.
  3. 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.
  4. Course Syllabus: A prepared syllabus that describes the course to your students.
  5. Primary Trait Scoring Rubric: The grading criteria the Program in Writing and Rhetoric uses for assessment.
  6. Primary Trait Grading Grid: A grading sheet that can be used to assess students.
  7. Personal Information Sheet: A survey to give your students on the first day of class to get to know them better.
  8. Mid and End-of-Semester Surveys: Additional surveys to give students to assess your own teaching strengths and weaknesses.