Tag: Research Proposal
Social Justice Proposal
A written group assignment that asks students to create a proposal designed to convince a funding agency to fund their organization’s new social justice project.
The World as Seen, Heard, Experienced, Written
An assignment sequence where students explore the world of the arts, beginning with photography and increasing in writing involvement and critical scrutiny through the worlds of music and film before finally concluding in a work of literature. Through these various lenses, students examine both the status of these arts, what goes into evaluating them, and their relation to their campus, its history, and the world at large.
Writing a Research Proposal
Submitted by John Casey. A research proposal assignment for a required composition class focused on academic writing and research.
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Emailing in Academic Context
An assignment that asks students to compose several short versions of an email for different audiences and perform a brief analysis of the differences between the emails.
Zombie Apocalypse & Critical Thinking
It can be difficult to engage students in critical thinking, but this activity helps students think outside the box and anticipate problems. I've found...
Opening up Office Hours
A common complaint of college instructors is how many of their students don’t come to office hours when they are struggling. As instructors, we...