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Major Assignments

Examples that model best practices for composing transparent, scaffolded, problem-driven writing assignments

WR 111: Academic Writing for ELL 1

  • Argument-Driven Paper in WR 111
  • Rhetorical Analysis in WR 111
  • Summary, Paraphrase, and Outlines in WR 111

WR 112: Academic Writing for ELL 2

  • Argument-Driven Paper in WR 112
  • Summary, Paraphrase, and Outlines in WR 111
  • Synthesis Paper in WR 112
  • WR 112 Discussion Leader Presentations

WR 120: First-Year Writing Seminar

  • Assignment Sequence Templates: WR 120
  • Sample WR 120 Assignment: Op-ed
  • Sample WR 120 Assignment: Rewriting a Fairy Tale
  • Sample WR 120/15x Assignment: Academic Paper on an Outside-of-Class Experience

WR 15x: Writing, Research, & Inquiry

  • Sample WR 120/15x Assignment: Academic Paper on an Outside-of-Class Experience

Think more about assignment sheet design here.

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