Tag: Extra Credit
The Office Challenge
Office hours can feel long, laborious, and lonely when no one shows up, especially in the beginning of a semester. One way I've found to increase my students' use of office hours is to challenge them to meet with me.
Two Prompts for a Take Home Quiz – Lit
Submitted by John Casey. This document contains prompts for two take home quizzes given to students as extra credit options in a 200-level Survey of American Literature course.
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Activity: Refurbishing
I recently read a quotation by Janet Finch, who reminds writers, “You’re a writer and you have to invent it from scratch, all by...
Critical Etymology
A brief description of a critical etymology writing assignment for a 200-level Introduction to Criticism and Theory course
Place Essays — Examples Using Research
Incorporating research into creative nonfiction essays helps bring the narrative to life but can be difficult to do. Below you'll find a collection of...