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Self-Listening & Envisioning Audience Exercise & Assignment, Jacob Kose Sep 2023

Self-Listening & Envisioning Audience Exercise & Assignment, Jacob Kose

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This assignment and exercise encourages students to pick a formative story, artifact, individual, or moment in their acquisition of language and/or literacy. Students record themselves telling this story, then type that recording, and make choices about how to edit that text.Instructors may invite students to read these aloud, and/or peer edit. Students may also submit reflections and comment on each others' reflection.


Word Into Idea Online -- User Guide For Group Activity, Stephen Fried, Sam Tamburri Apr 2023

Word Into Idea Online -- User Guide For Group Activity, Stephen Fried, Sam Tamburri

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In response to feedback from classroom users, access is provided to a video guide for hosting the group version of Word into Idea Online, an activity currently available on CUNY Academic Works.


General Review Of Elements Quiz For "Write Or Left" Textbook, Kylee C. Pastore Feb 2023

General Review Of Elements Quiz For "Write Or Left" Textbook, Kylee C. Pastore

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General Review of Elements Quiz for Write or Left: An OER Textbook for Creative Writing Courses. This quiz assesses students' knowledge of the key terms employed in the textbook and is intended for the opening weeks of the semester. Includes quiz questions and answer key.


Writing Workshop In Prose, Brenna E. Crowe Jan 2023

Writing Workshop In Prose, Brenna E. Crowe

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A prose workshop where students write a lyrical essay, a satirical essay, a personal essay, an informational interview, and a portfolio.


Satirical Essay Assignment Prompt & Calendar, Brenna E. Crowe Jan 2023

Satirical Essay Assignment Prompt & Calendar, Brenna E. Crowe

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Assignment description with calendar and hyperlinked model & craft essays


Engl 211w: Intro To Nonfiction (Points Of Entry And/Or Exit Wounds), Heather Simon Jan 2023

Engl 211w: Intro To Nonfiction (Points Of Entry And/Or Exit Wounds), Heather Simon

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We will explore the notion of creativity as it pertains to new ways of engaging familiar topics and carving out frameworks for exploring uncharted territory. We will actively read and respond to works of creative nonfiction to enrich our understanding of structure, style, and language. Assigned readings will demonstrate how creative nonfiction can encompass a variety of forms (think: reportage, braided essay, erasure, visual essay) and draw from both research and experience to offer a unique perspective and elicit an emotional response. We will develop our own creative nonfiction toolbox through a series of reflections, creative exercise, and projects. We …