Teaching Materials -- Assignment for Grad Students, Engl 5057

Teaching Materials -- Assignment for Grad Students
Engl 4057/5057 Writing: Teaching and Theory, Spring '06, O'Donnell, ETSU

Grad students who are teaching Engl 1010 here at ETSU in the coming fall will prepare the following materials. Send these to me as an electronic file, to be posted on the web.

I. A syllabus or policy sheet that includes the following:

A. required materials
B. final grade breakdown
C. any course policies you wish to spell out on the syllabus -- such as attendance, writing groups, etc.

II. A calendar for a 15 week semester that includes all major writing due dates, plus reading assignments for the first 3 weeks.

III. Assignment sheets for all major writing assignments. A good assignment sheet includes a description of the essay, sample topics, length guidelines, and grading criteria. (Note: Even if your writing assignment comes straight from a textbook, I'd like you to write up a separate assignment sheet.)

IV. 5 lesson plans, one each for teaching each of the five major elements of composition: 1) thesis, 2) order, 3) development and support, 4) style, 5) grammar and proofreading. A lesson plan is a short, informal narrative that describes exactly what you'll do in the class and includes any handouts or any notes that you'll put on the board.