Assignments
Common Assignment: Comparative Rhetorical Analysis
For ENG 101 online as well as ENG 105 in all formats, instructors are REQUIRED to assign the common assignment to all students for program assessment purposes. The common assignment is currently the Comparative Rhetorical Analysis, which can be access at the link below.
Common Assignment: Comparative Rhetorical Analysis
FYWP Moodle Project Space
Although it was originally designed for all deliveries of ENG 101, the First-Year Writing Moodle Faculty Share Site is a great place to find assignments and materials when teaching in an online/hybrid space.
Furthermore, many of the resources that you have created will also work in the online/hybrid space with a few tweaks for the new environment. Remediate these assignments within the context of accessibility, delivery, and design and you can still use your favorite assignments from inside the classroom.
Teaching with Discussion Boards–Best Practices
Using Discussion Boards within Moodle is a common practice in distance education as well as in face-to-face classes. Aside from having lively conversations, discussion boards can be great places to have students work through the invention or brainstorming level of their writing as well as a place for sharing drafts and getting feedback from their peers.
Visit the Best Practices page for Creating Community in Online Discussion Boards or read this helpful handout from Edutopia on Mastering Online Discussion Board Facilitation.
Sample Assignments
Lecturer Megan Hall has provided two sample assignments that work well in her hybrid sections of ENG 101. Keep in mind that many of your Face-to-Face Assignments are easily adapted to the hybrid or online environment as illustrated with Hall’s assignments.
- Critical Interpretation of a Movie Trailer (Hall)
- Writing in the Sciences: Comparative Rhetorical Analysis (Hall)
Using Padlet in Your Courses
Padlet is an online collaboration tool that allows users to post ideas with text, image, video, or links and then comment on each other’s posts. Padlet can be used for:
- Brainstorming, backchanneling, posting drafts, image galleries, or quick feedback during an activity or as the main activity
- Creating posts in “real-time” so you can see responses as they come in
- Setting up an anonymous space for sharing (or include names for accountability)
- Cloning previous padlets for easy incorporation into multiple course sections or new lessons
- Sharing with a large group or class via hyperlink or embedding into Moodle
Please see this Google Doc for Instructions on Using Padlet or view our FYW/OH Instructors’ Padlet for Best Practices when teaching online.