Activity - Sentence Revision Exercise

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An activity that guides students through the process of revising sentences. Applying the precepts of Booth, Colomb, and Williams's The Craft of Research, students replace baggy nominalizations and "to be" constructions with simple nouns and active verbs.

Designed by Garrett Morrison

Activity - Paper Revision Exercise

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An activity that guides students through the process of revising a draft of an essay. Students tighten their writing at all levels, from argument to analysis, paragraph to sentence.

Designed by Garrett Morrison.

ENG 101 Paper Assignment - Keyword Essay

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A paper assignment that asks students to write a short essay (and give a five-minute presentation) on a keyword, à la Raymond Williams.

Designed by Garrett Morrison

Handout - Reading Poetry Technically

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A handout that explains the major formal elements of poetry.

Designed by Annalese Duprey.

ENG 101 Paper Assignment - Critical Essay

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A paper assignment that asks students to 1) summarize and evaluate the arguments of other scholars and 2) analyze a literary text in order to support arguments of their own.

Designed by Garrett Morrison