Part 1 (Week 1–July 5-6): A Writing Journey
Chapter 1–The Journey Begins
Due July 5 Wednesday
- Bring a nice journal for the course
Chapter 2–The Power of Writing
Due July 6 Thursday: Required Readings on Composition Teaching Principles
- Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) (Mar., 2015). Principles for the Postsecondary Teaching of Writing.
- CCCC is the leading disciplinary organization for the teaching of writing in the United States
- CCCC is run by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- I encourage all students to join CCCC if you are not already a member
- These principles discuss research ides for teaching writing at the college level
- Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). (May, 2020). CCCC statement on second language writing and multilingual writers.
- This statement from CCCC discusses best approaches for working with multilingual writers
- Combs, Stephen M. (2015). In search of a proper role for first-year composition in the two-year open-enrollment college. Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research, 3.
- This article explores many of the common ways the college composition course is structured
Part 2 (Week 2–July 10-14): The College Composition Course
Chapter 3–The Writing Process
Due July 10 Monday: Required Readings on the Writing Process and the College Composition Course
- Murry, Donald. (November, 1972). “Teach Writing as a Process Not Product. The Leaflet, 11-14.
- Seminal article on why we should focus on the process of writing rather than on having students create products we can grade
- Jenkins, Rob. (2020). Why we must get back to basics in teaching composition. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- Associate Professor of English at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College who advocates returning to traditional focus for teaching composition
- Note: To read this article, you have to sign up for a free email subscription to The Chronicle (you can always cancel later)
- Yood, Jessica. (Mar. 11, 2016). From crisis to composition. Inside Higher Ed.
- In this fascinating article, Jessica Yood, a college composition teacher, actually takes a first year composition course for a sabbatical project
Chapter 4–Composition Course Design
Due July 11 Tuesday
- Find 3 different syllabi for college composition courses
- Bring links/digital copies to share with the class
- You may use syllabi from other students in the CAL Program (anyone not in this course), from any colleagues you work with at your home university, from a textbook, or from an online source
- If you wish to use an old course syllabus of yours, it should be one that is quite different from any courses you currently teach (i.e. it should be an old course syllabus who’s design you abandoned)
Chapter 5–Your Composition Course
Due July 12: First Draft of Your Course Syllabus
- Create or Revise a Syllabus for a College Composition Course Syllabus
- If you have taught college composition before, go over your syllabus and decide how you might improve it
- If you have never taught college composition, create a new basic syllabus for the course
- If you wish to work on a syllabus for a different course, you may do so, but the course must require students to do substantial writing
- You may plan your syllabus for a specific semester or just organize it by weeks (Week 1, Week 2, etc.)
- You don’t need to include every last detail for your syllabus, but create enough of the course syllabus so we can understand your general plan for the course
- We will discuss the first draft of your Course Syllabus in class
Chapter 6–Conduct Research on Course Rationale
For July 13
- No Class Meeting
- Begin researching your preferred Composition Pedagogy on which you will ground your Course Rationale
Part 3 (Week 3–July 17-20): Teaching Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Chapter 7–Teaching Multilingual Writers
Due July 17 Monday: Required Readings on Teaching Multilingual Writers
- Lee, Yooyoung (2019). A comparison of writing tasks in ESL writing and first-year composition courses: A case study of one US university. Language Teaching Research, 25(3), 360-377.
- This article compares writing tasks between mainstream first-year composition courses and composition courses designed for English as a Second Language students
- Best, Karen. (July 29, 2019). How faculty in all disciplines can help ESL writers succeed (Part 1). Another Word. The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- This article explores many of the key challenges ESL student writers need assistance with in order to succeed at the college level
- Wilson, Jennifer S. (Summer, 2010). Engaging second language writers in freshman composition: A critical approach. Composition Forum 22.
- This article encourages composition teachers to view second language (multilingual) students as valuable members of a writing class who have much to contribute to the classroom community
- Riel, Shelynn. (August 19, 2022). Teaching writing to ESL/EFL students: Tips and activities at any level. Bridge Universe.
- This article offers basic advice on how to help multilingual students to successfully write in English
Chapter 8–Your Teacher Website
Due July 18 Tuesday: Teacher Website Materials
- For this project, you need some personal materials that we will be posting on your Teacher Website. Please bring the following:
- A quote that helps capture some of your personal philosophy
- A nice photo of yourself (this is very useful but optional for people who guard their privacy extremely closely)
- Your Curriculum Vitae
Chapter 9–Teaching for Social Justice
Due July 19 Wednesday: Required Readings on Social Justice
- Fish, Stanley. (Jan. 23, 2003). Save the world on your own time. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- Famous Literary Scholar Fish challenges the teaching of social justice issues
- Bizzell, Patricia. (2009). Opinion: Composition studies saves the world! College English 72(2).
- Famous Composition Studies scholar Bizzell says it is impossible to separate our politics from our teaching
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- Blake offers practical ideas for making social justice a part of your teaching
- McCoy, Shane A. (Winter 2020). Writing for justice in First-Year Composition (FYC). Radical Teacher, 116, 26-36.
- McCoy talks about what it means to fully embrace the ideology of social justice teaching
Due July 19 Wednesday: Required Readings on Inclusion and Universal Design
- McIntosh, Peggy. (1989). “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”
- Classic article examining how race often provides often unrealized privilege to white people
- Sathy, Viji, & Hogan, Kelly A. (2019). How to make your teaching more inclusive. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- Useful advice on how to make classrooms more inclusive
- The Center for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD)/National Disability Authority (NDA). (Accessed 2022). The 7 principles of universal design.
- The basic concepts of universal design
- CAST. (Accessed 2022). Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines.
- Strategies for making classrooms more accessible for all learners
DUE July 19 Wednesday Primary Assignments
Chapter 10–Conduct Additional Research on Course Rationale
For July 20
- No Class Meeting
- Continue researching your preferred Composition Pedagogy on which you will ground your Course Rationale
Part 4 (Week 4–July 24-27): Pedagogical Approaches
Chapter 11–Teaching Pedagogy Statements
Due July 24: Required Readings–Teaching Philosophies
- Haugen, Lee. (Accessed 2022). Writing a teaching philosophy statement. Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
- Fulkerson, Richard. (2005). Composition at the turn of the Twenty-First Century. College Composition and Communication, 56, 654-687.
- Cotton, Kathleen. Teaching composition: Research on effective practices.
- Duffelmeyer, Barb Blakely. Not Just Showing Up to Class: New TAs, Critical Composition Pedagogy, and Multiliteracies
- Tinto, Vincent. (Sep. 26, 2016). From retention to persistence. Inside Higher Ed.
Chapter 12–Teacher Website Showcase
Due July 25
Chapter 13–The Poetry of Teaching
DUE July 26 (Target Due Date for All Course Assignments)
- DUE July 26: Course Requirement–Course Rationale
- DUE July 26: Course Requirement–Teaching Pedagogy Statement
- DUE July 26: Course Requirement–Teacher Website
Chapter 14–CAL Dinner @ Benjamin’s Restaurant (OPTIONAL)
For July 27 @ 6 p.m.
- No Class Meeting
- There will be an OPTIONAL dinner for all CAL summer students at Benjamin’s Restaurant
- Plan to arrive around 6 p.m.
- You may bring your spouse/significant other/close friend
- You will need to pay for your own dinner (you could always just have a drink with us if you prefer not to eat)
- Please RSVP to Dr. Holm wether you are attending or not
Part 5 (Week 5–July 31): Part of the Journey Is the End
The Last Chapter–Final Work Deadline
DUE July 31
- No Class Meeting
- Flexible Due Date for All Course Assignments
If Only We Had More Time 🙁