Tag: Evidence
Outlining Argumentative Essays
A useful handout that explains how to outline an essay. It draws on similar examples from my handout on Common Thesis Complaints.
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Common Thesis Complaints
This handout I made in sheer frustration after hearing the same complaints about thesis formulation over and over again from my students. I've learned in my...
The Advice Column Two Ways–Part One: Creative Nonfiction
Writing advice columns with the skills of the essayist allows CNF writers to focus on the shared, often abstract, subjects of disparate experiences.
The Perks of the Quote Integration
The ability to properly quote integrate shows readers that you fully understand the quote and you want them to understand and appreciate it as well.
Incorporating Quotations, Claims, & Evidence
A PowerPoint presentation that breaks down different types of evidence and explains how and when to use them.
Lego: The Building Blocks of Writing
One of my favorite in-class activities is simple, easy to set up, and, most importantly, it involves Lego. I often use this in composition...
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Meaning Negotiation in International Teaching Assistant Preparation Classes
For International Teaching Assistants, meaning negotiation plays a vital role when it comes to interactions with native English speaking undergraduate students in the laboratory or in the classroom. In this article, I share a few tips that can help ITA instructors or coaches guide ITAs through their interactions with their (future) undergraduate students.
Analyzing Privilege
In our current, cultural landscape there are many divisive topics that individuals associate with while dismissing contrary perspectives. It is easy to disregard what someone else has to say when there is a gap in empathy and connectivity. The goal of this exercise, in dismantling, or “checking one’s privilege”, is to allow students to see what kind of advantages they may take for granted while overlooking some of the obstacles others may have to face on a daily basis.
Creative Writing Feedback: On Finding Praise
There’s a lot of talk in teaching circles about feedback—how to give an appropriate amount that doesn’t overwhelm the student (or the teacher’s workload) and balances praise and constructive criticism. Finding praise is, of course, characterized by its very verb as the part where you have to strain yourself, what you include to soften the blow your critique.